Skate Zone 71

What Skate Zone 71 does

Skate Zone 71 is a single-location family entertainment center operating a roller skating rink at 4900 Evanswood Dr in Columbus, Ohio, under the United Skates of America national network. The venue combines a roller skating rink, arcade with prize redemption games, a food and beverage outlet (Roller Cafe), and event spaces. It serves a diverse customer base spanning families and individuals of all ages (primary), children and teenagers (primary), schools and educational groups (primary), community organizations (secondary), and corporate/adult groups (secondary).

The business operates on a platform-plus-modules architecture: public roller skating sessions form the core offering, supplemented by birthday party packages (kids, teens, adults), educational programming (STEM and fun field trips), group packages (fundraisers, scouts, corporate events), drop-in skating lessons, arcade gaming, food/beverage service, gift cards, and merchandise. Supporting technology includes BookingZone for online ticketing and reservations, Square for gift card payment processing, Evite for digital birthday invitations, calendar-feed integration (Google Calendar, iCalendar, Outlook), and a Google Maps virtual tour. The facility features live DJ events and professional-grade sound systems. A subscription product (the Super Pass) is offered, though specific pricing is undisclosed.

Revenue derives primarily from one-time transactional sources: admission fees (including low-price promotional events like $5 Summer Friday Nights), birthday party packages, group and corporate bookings, food and beverage sales, and arcade play. Recurring revenue is limited to the Super Pass subscription. The company employs 24 people, operates one venue, and is privately held under United Skates of America ownership. No patents, certifications, or regulatory actions are disclosed.

Name

Skate Zone 71

Legal name

Skate Zone 71

Website

https://skatezone71.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skate Zone 71 is a single-location family entertainment center in Columbus, Ohio, operating a roller skating rink, arcade, and cafe under the United Skates of America network. It serves families, children, schools, community groups, and corporate clients via public skating, birthday parties, group events, lessons, and food/beverage sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Entertainment Center

NAICS

Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131), All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (71399)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Amusement Parks (Regional/Local Ride Parks & Funfairs) (THAJAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Outdoor Adventure & Action Sports Parks (Ski Resorts, Bike Parks, Skateparks) (MPAKAEAL)

Keywords

• Roller skating rink
• Family entertainment center
• Birthday party venue
• Arcade gaming
• Group event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Admission/Entry Fees: Revenue from public skating sessions with varying price points including special events like $5 Summer Friday Nights and daytime summer break skating
2. Birthday Party Packages: Private party bookings for kids, teens, and adults with package-based pricing including venue access, food, and entertainment
3. Food and Beverage (Roller Cafe): On-site food service offering family favorites; also serves beer, wine, and seltzers for adult events
4. Arcade and Gaming: Arcade with video games and skill-based prize redemption
5. Gift Cards: E-gift cards sold in $10+ denominations for admission, parties, cafe, and arcade use
6. Group Packages and Rentals: STEM field trips, fun field trips, fundraisers, scout events, and corporate event bookings
7. Skate Lessons: Drop-in professional skating lessons for children and adults taught by experienced instructors
8. Merchandise: Online merchandise sales through shop.unitedskates.com

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Skate Zone 71 operates a physical roller skating rink in Columbus, Ohio, offering public skating sessions, birthday party packages (for kids, teens, and adults), school and group programs (STEM field trips, fun field trips, fundraisers, scout events, and corporate events), drop-in skate lessons, an on-site arcade, a Roller Cafe serving food and beverages, adult Sip and Skate events, a Super Pass membership, and gift cards. The venue combines recreational skating with complementary food, gaming, and event hosting services.

Product overview

Skate Zone 71 is a family entertainment center in Columbus, Ohio operated by United Skates of America. The core offering is public roller skating at the rink facility. The business operates on a platform-plus-modules architecture where public skating sessions form the foundation, supplemented by multiple specialized service modules including birthday party packages (for kids, teens, and adults), school and group programs (STEM Field Trips, Fun Field Trips, Fundraisers, Group Packages, Scouts, Corporate Events), recreational activities (skate lessons, arcade with prizes, Roller Cafe food service), and special events (Sip and Skate, Summer Break Daytime Skating, Friday Night events). Additional revenue streams include Super Pass membership and gift cards. The facility features live DJs, state-of-the-art sound systems, and serves beer, wine, and seltzer for adult events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Roller Skating Sessions

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Skates of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent company and brand affiliation. Skate Zone 71 operates under the United Skates of America umbrella, part of a national network of roller rinks across the United States. Provides brand identity, operational support, centralized booking systems, and shared marketing platforms.
• EviteminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDigital invitation service partnership for birthday party invitations. Evite integration allows customers to send digital party invitations directly from the Skate Zone 71 website.
• BookingZonecoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline ticketing and reservation platform powering the company's booking system for public skate admissions and private party bookings. Provides the booking infrastructure for the website.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dave & Buster's: Large publicly-traded FEC chain combining arcade gaming, sports-viewing, food, and beverage. Competes for adult and family group-outing spend in the broader entertainment market with significantly larger venues and capital backing.
• Bowlero: Largest U.S. bowling-center operator repositioned as an upscale FEC with arcade, food, beverage, and events. Comparable business model around lane-based activity plus ancillary F&B and parties, though bowling rather than skating is the anchor.
• Chuck E. Cheese: National family entertainment center chain with arcade, food, and birthday parties as core offerings. Overlaps in birthday-party and family demographic but uses animatronics and games rather than physical activities like skating.
• Main Event Entertainment: National FEC chain with bowling, laser tag, arcade, food, and gravity-attraction offerings. Targets the same family, group, and birthday-party segments with a broader and more capital-intensive attraction mix.

Direct peers

• Sky Zone: National trampoline-park family entertainment chain competing for the same Columbus-area family, school-group, and birthday-party dollars. Comparable business model: multi-activity FEC with parties, group events, food, and merchandise.
• Scene75 Entertainment: Large-format indoor FEC combining rides, arcade, bowling, laser tag, food, and event hosting. Competes head-to-head for parties, group outings, and family entertainment in the Ohio/Columbus region with a broader attraction mix.
• Urban Air Adventure Park: National indoor adventure/trampoline family entertainment chain that competes for the same birthday-party, group-event, and family-recreation spend in suburban markets, including Ohio locations.
• Skateland (independent roller rinks): Independent regional roller-skating rinks operating under shared branding conventions and a similar public-skating + parties + lessons format. Closest direct competitors in the activity category.
• United Skates of America (network rinks): Parent operator running a national network of roller rinks under a shared brand and BookingZone platform. Sister rinks are direct format peers — same business model, technology stack, and customer segments — but with different geographic footprints.

Emerging players

• Pump It Up: Inflatable-play and party-event franchise network. Competes for the same children's birthday-party and group-event budgets in many U.S. markets but with a more limited activity mix focused on private bookings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SkateZone71
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Sk8Zone71
• Facebookfacebook.com/SkateZone71
• Instagraminstagram.com/skatezone71
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skate-zone-71

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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