The famous ice skating rink will be replaced with a roller rink starting in mid-April.
The ice skating skating rink at Rockefeller Center is set up to fold for the time of year this Sunday , but skating aficionado will still be able-bodied to get their fix in a unexampled form . That ’s right , roller skating is coming to Rockefeller Center .
In a joint effort between Tishman Speyer ( the owner of Rockefeller Center ) and the Los Angeles - establish Flipper ’s Roller Boogie Palace , the ice rink will be substitute with a spring - friendly version . For the first time since 1940,asThe New YorkTimesreports , the ice skating rink will make way for a small curler rink about half the sizing .
The new initiative — which is part of a larger projection to revamp the surrounding arena to attract tourists and locals alike — is place to begin on April 15.Tickets can be purchased onlinefor $ 20 each ( adult price ) .
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The roller skating rink will host events for everybody , from " meditative " early morning skate Roger Huntington Sessions to disco music night . Sunday will even sport gospel medicine . As part of the project , a newfangled skate store will open up in Rockefeller Center for those who bid to buy their own fancy cogwheel . The original Flipper ’s four - bicycle skates in royal aristocratical suede and cerise laces and wheels will be usable for leverage at the store — and for rent at the rink , too . Visitors and skating enthusiasts will be able to take a break and lounge on nearby tables and chairs , and will be give up to bring outside food and drinks .
New York City saw aroller skating revival meeting last spring , with many venues and event opening their floors to the retro interest . Venues across the cities see a spindle in participation and requirement . According to the website forDreamland Roller skating rink — a Brooklyn - based roller rink that organize immersive roller political party and discotheque events—2021 was their " expert season ever . "
If you ’re await for an outside roller skating excursion elsewhere in the urban center , Brooklyn Bridge Park is reopening its roller rinkon April 8 .
