Lloyds Rollersports Centre

After a lovely dinner, my gfs and I decided to continue our night and head to Lloyd’s. For some of us, it’s been over 10 years since we strapped on some wheels, so a night of hijinks was guaranteed.
Making our way past the neon clad tweens, we skated the rink to some upbeat and pretty fun songs! After a few spills, we all took a break to people watch — and realized there are a few male creepers in the crowd (clearly there ALONE) that were intently watching everyone skate around. We took this as our queue to leave…
Although they don’t serve alcohol (understandable), so if you wanna kill a few hours and have some fun, Lloyd’s should definitely be in consideration — just be wary of the creepers lurking around!

whiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr is the noise my wheels make on the polished wood as I make my way around the rink in a never ending left turn. It’s like NASCAR with less fire and rednecks.
There are several types of skaters here:
1) Children 8 and under who have no fear, barrel around the place and will knock you over.
2) People who are average, have some falls, lose their balance from time to time, but are enjoyable to skate with.
3) People who have never been on skates before in their life and spend 98% of the time on the floor.
4) Folks that own a time machine and have traveled back from 1973 to show off their fancy skate footwork.
Not an ideal place to learn, pads and helmet are recommend by me. Admission rates fluctuate throughout the week as they have different deals; Monday and Wednesdays are the best bang for your skating buck.
But boy, this is a real Calgary treasure, the ONLY roller rink left in the city. You can rent skates or blades here if you don’t have your own. Kid’s birthday parties are a staple as well as Roller Derby hopefuls (myself included) who just want somewhere to practice their laps.
So lace up, get into the groove and have a skate to the latest pop hits played by the DJ which are accompanied by a light display.

SO FUN. I haven’t been here in years, but back when I was a hell-​raising tween my cousins and I spent EVERY WEEKEND here. It still smells the same!!! I was stoked to learn they had a late-​night skate option, open until midnight. Perfect! Entry and rentals were less than $ 10 each, variety of skates and blades to choose from, tons of seating room, and lockers to store your stuff. I decided to try the skates and clearly had forgotten how hard they were! I did eventually switch to blades halfway through but we had a blast. The music was great, many laughs were had, only one extremely painful fall (haha). The place was clean and organized, the floor was nice and smooth, and it’s so NOT an intimidating environment. Be silly! Its fun exercise… its FEXERCISE! Such good times, can’t wait to go back!

What a blast!
Its been ages since I’ve laced up a pair of rollerskates but its just like riding a bike, once your on that floor, its hard to resist not going full throttle!
I took the kids out here and I do agree with another reviewer here, its not the easiest place to get to off Macleod trail, you might miss it so don’t pass 75^th!
I agree the music selection could have been more creative but it was still da bomb, my kids loved it and got a good laugh at my ass bailing not once but twice due to the vast amount of kids everywhere, one totally torpedoed me and I went down ass first!
And I really wanted to neck punch this old fart with grey hair and black cabana shirt swerving in and out at full speed between the people, many of these people which were a hot mess to begin with could barely stay upright let alone skate! Having an old crazy ass on skates, full speed weaving in and out and around everyone like a roller-​Jedi wasn’t cool. Its all fun and games till someone breaks a hip! We know you are good, you don’t need to kill us in the process, I can barely stop on a good day and having you barrel your way around a bunch of kids makes you look like a prick.
To the kids holding hands in a large rope, don’t. It was like a murder-​ball version of Red Rover. Red Rover, Red Rover, get the hell outta the way or bend over! CRAZY!
Despite the little hick-​ups mentioned above, I would totally go back, it was fun, and totally takes me back to my good old days at RollerLand, sniff, the nostalgia :(

I wish they did an adult night here… but it’s fun to head out and spin around a bit. Music was good and even though it was packed (on a Friday night) it was still enjoyable to skate and bring back old memories from Stardust Roller Rink in Vancouver.
Glad we went.

Lloyd’s on a Saturday night = awesome-​sauce fun times! For under $ 12, you can rent yourself some roller skates or roller blades and hit the rink for a solid 5 hours, though your feet and legs might not take that kind of abuse if it’s your first time out.
One thing about Saturday night public skate is that it seems this is a popular night out, especially for people who aren’t the greatness maneuverers with four wheels strapped to their feet (like myself and my friends). The rink was full of little kids falling down, teeny boppers on dates and all manner of adults who don’t know how to stop themselves. There were a couple of impressive skaters weaving in and out of the crowd with some fancy foot work though, they were fun to watch.
Things that rock:
— It’s all ages friendly and sooo not intimidating if you’re worried about falling.
— The tunes just keep playing.
— Debit, cash and credit accepted at the door.
— Nice smooth flooring to skate on (and hand rails around ²⁄₃ of it to help hold up the beginners).
— Nice clean interior with tables for you to settle in at.
Things that rock less:
— No signage visible from MacLeod. You’ll get lost if you don’t know where it is. Tip: Turn by Part Source on MacLeod northbound. It’s right behind that.
— We heard the same song 4 times. We were only there for an hour and a half. Work on song selection.
— All ages. Go later if your crowd doesn’t include minors.
Otherwise, it’s a fun spot to try out! I’ll have more for you after my best friend and I check out some of their roller skating lessons. Oh yeah… they have lessons!

I haven’t had this much fun in ages! I brought my 8 year old daughter with me for a few hours of what I thought would be a lame attempt at rollerskating. I convinced her to try the rollerskates instead of the blades, and she seemed to be very comfortable in them. I managed to get the hang of it pretty quick, although it’s been 20+ years since I put on skates! The music was great, a good mix for all ages, and the whole place is clean. Fun exercise, I will definitely be back!

This place hold fond memories for me. I had my first slow dance with a boy, and made friends with the regulars on Friday night skate from 7-​midnight. Ive been coming here since I was in elemetary, and still enjoy it as an adult. It hasnt changed much since I was a child It has the same food at the snack bar, the same décor, the same odd smell I cant place. I believe one of the managers used to be the refs I saw on the floor back in the day.
Its great excercise and you dont need to feel like your not competent enough to get on the floor. there are beginners of all ages on the rink… no one makes you feel out of place because of it. They do offer classes if you want to brush up on your skills.
Ive had a great time here for birthday parties, staff events or just because!
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Most people would think a grown man having his birthday party here would be incredibly weird… so call me incredibly weird because I had an awesome time celebrating my big with my friends!
I was looking for a fun place that wasn’t too expensive where my friends could have a fun time and be silly. As soon as I walked in the front doors, I knew this was exactly what I was looking for!
In the time of tearing buildings down and opening something new any chance they get, Lloyds has stood the test of time and luckily for us, that time was the 80’s.
You’ll have a blast here no matter what, but just be careful not to make of those around you. Some will be there for the heck of it, but others will be hard roller skaters who may still be re-​living the time of Doogie Howser and walk-​mans.
This is a great venue of all ages and perfect for a rainy (or cold) day! You’re going to feel silly going, but isn’t that the point?

Welcome me back to the 80’s!
Get on your leg warmers and scrunchies and head to Lloyd’s for a time warp.
This place is the real deal. It has never seen a renovation!
It smells weird and they sell slushies
You can rent your roller skates for $ 2.50
Pros:
DJ! What! That’s right, request a song!
ITS ROLLERSKATING!
Cons:
No skates on in the seated area while consuming tasty tasty slushie.
They never change the direction… Always Counterclockwise…
This place is fantastically dingy!

I think Sapna pretty much has the little details of Lloyd’s roller rink covered. A rink filled with disco lights and crazy people is pretty much guaranteed fun. You can rent roller skates or roller blades, but let’s face it: roller skates are what give Lloyd’s its vintage charm. There are little tables to relax with your buds after working up a sweat grooving to old time tunes (and top 40) on skates! Well, and if you can’t actually groove, well that’s cool too. Inching forward is not a big deal.
The food is tasty and it is a pretty unique venue in Calgary. I’m pretty happy when I get a chance to do something different, and it is different AND fun.

OMG!
A REAL roller rink!
PARKAY WOOD FLOOR!!!
I need say no more.
But I will…
Staff-​amazingly friendly and accomodating.
Clean clean clean!!!
Reasonably priced.
HUGE.
The patrons know their skating etiquette.
Did I mention PARKAY WOOD FLOOR???
Xanadu.I am home.

Coming from someone who has NO sense of balance, you KNOW I“m being truthful when I say that Lloyd’s is the shit!
From countless birthday parties to countless leisurely weekends, I’ve spent a ridiculous amount of hours in this roller rink.
Picture a 1980s movie with diners and roller rinks. Picture people with ‘dos like in ‘Grease’. Picture the greatest music blaring while you go around and around. Picture Lloyd’s.
I can’t even roller skate and I have a good time every time I“m here. Most of the time some super nice person will volunteer to take me around the rink, and most of the time they will end up falling because of my clumsiness. But you know what? The people here are SO nice that they don’t even get mad. They just get right back up and re-​offer their helping hand.
The roller-​skaters here are really considerate of the non roller-​skaters. Usually the fast ones will keep to the inside and the slower skaters or as I like to call us, the ‘bum skaters’ (cause we’re on our bums more than on our skates) stick to the outside of the circle.
And you know what rocks the most? The fact that in this day and age, Lloyd’s is actually accommodating to your recession pocketbook. I mean, Mondays you can get in for $ 3, Wednesdays ladies get $ 2 off, Thursdays an entire family (up to 6 ppl) can get in for $ 10, and on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays the admission is $ 6 ($ 8 after 6pm on Fridays).
Take my word for it: Lloyd’s has got everything you need for a good time. Rental roller skates/​blades, great food, amazing music, fun people and an all-​around fan-​flippin-​tastic atmostphere. What are you waiting for??? Let’s roll.