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| - ATTENTION BEGINNERS: For those of you who have never skated before, or who are WAY rusty on ice skates like I am, don't make $5 Friday Nights the time you decide to try ice skating for the first time! This may seem like a given, but there were many other newbies the night that I went. The rink is packed, and I mean PACKED with people, many of them going FAST on their skates. I watched enviously as a 3-year old, that I shall call Disco Baby, sped past me every 5 minutes, looking like she glided out of the womb on ice skates! On the flip side, you have the beginners too, who come here, rent skates and suddenly realize that attempting to try ice skating on $5 Fridays was a bad decision. Aside from the rink being packed full of experienced skaters skating very fast, there is only one entry/exit onto the rink. As a beginner trying to get onto the ice, you are very intimidated by the slippery ice and experienced skaters flying towards you as they attempt to leave the ice. As an experienced skater who just wants to get onto the ice, it's annoying to have to wait while beginners block the entryway, unable to get their footing, or just plain scared to get completely on at all. I was stuck behind a couple for 5 minutes while they blocked the entry, debating on who would be brave enough to go first. Ice Den needs to open a second entryway so there can be one for beginners who need more time to enter/exit the ice.
Other than that, I give Ice Den high remarks for being well-organized and easy to navigate. I had my skates on in less than 10 minutes from the moment I entered. The ice was also in good condition at the time of my visit. If you are a beginner, call Ice Den and find out which public skate times are less crowded.
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