The Rink

**stasu1213** · December-31-10, 08:58 AM

Is it true that the ice skating rink at Campus Martius is bigger than the rink in front of Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. The one in New York looks bigger to me.

**sturge** · December-31-10, 11:40 AM

It's true.

**ghettopalmetto** · December-31-10, 11:44 AM

Don't be fooled! The Rockefeller Center rink is T-I-N-Y. If I had to guess, it's half the size of a regulation hockey rink.

That, and it's something like $16 to skate, last time I was there.

**mikeg19** · December-31-10, 12:07 PM

If you bring your own skates do they charge at Campus Martius or is there a admission regardless?

**Hamtragedy** · December-31-10, 12:09 PM

The one in Chicago at "the bean" [[Centennial Park?) is huge, much larger than an olympic size rink.

**thecarl** · December-31-10, 01:02 PM

From an archived DYES post:

Campus Martius - 120'x 64'=7680 sq.ft.
Rockefeller Center - 122'x 59'=7198 sq.ft.

**ggcanfield** · December-31-10, 02:52 PM

@mikeg19...it is $7 admission and an additional $3 to rent skates.

**Planner3357** · December-31-10, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by mikeg19

If you bring your own skates do they charge at Campus Martius or is there a admission regardless?

But really....if you bring your own skates you can get in for free. The staff is a bunch of kids...and no one even looks at your wrist band. Not that I condone it. I pay because I like to support it.