Wheels (Durham, NC)

Overview

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The sign to the "family" area entrance, with the skating rink sign just visible to the left

Wheels in Durham, NC is a recreational facility containing a roller-skating rink in one building and an indoor playcenter (one of those habitrail-esque things you sometimes find at fast food restaurants, only somewhat larger) in another. There are also some outdoor facilities.

As of 2006-09-25 or earlier, free wireless internet (provided by Clearwire) is available in the play-structure area (and possibly elsewhere). (Have not actually seen this in action, but there were certainly instructions on how to use it sitting in plain sight. --Woozle 09:37, 28 September 2006 (EDT))

Terms

As of 2006-09-20 or so (some of these were verbal, not written):

• 2 hours of playtime $5.75; age 2 years and under $2.75.
• Play structure use is limited to height 4'11" and under.
• Parties – $89.95 includes:
  • up to 2 hours use of the space (presumably shared with other customers) – either in the play structure building or in the skating building
  • up to 10 guests
  • cake and drinks (pizza is extra, available from snack stand).

Free Skating all night Sundays.

Directions

Coming from I-85 (either direction): exit onto 70. Cheek Road is the first exit, on the right. The exit loops around to face north again; turn right (east) onto Cheek Road. Some maps will show Hoover as the first intersection after you cross back over 70; this is wrong. Go through the traffic lights (first intersection) and take the first right after that (Hoover Road). Wheels will be on the right, with signs as shown above.

Reference

• Citysearch listing with user reviews
• Netscape/AOL yellowpages listing with user reviews seems to be gone as of 2009-10-18
• VisitNC listing

Pictures

Photos taken 2006-02-25

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