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| - As soon as the weather turns cold-ish in Charlotte and I see Christmas lights a plenty, I'm always seeking some fun holiday activities. And ice skating Uptown?! Yes, please!
While it's not as big as I thought it would be, WBT's Holiday On Ice is a really sweet way to get a few rounds of ice under your belt during the holiday season. They're open from Thanksgiving ish - New Years ish each year at The Green in Uptown. A big ole ice rink is accompanied by a small zamboni house, the skate house (where you rent skates & buy your admission ticket), a small concession stand and a bit of seating to rest your icy legs.
It's super easy to park at The Green's underground garage and walk on up. Make sure you ask the skate house for a parking validation slip that will keep all of your parking costs to $5 max.This doesn't seem to be much of a deal during the evening, but it is during the day! Cost wise, I paid $3 to rent skates and $7 for admission, making my whole trip $15 (including parking). Not too bad, but a bit more than I expected considering the size of the rink. But whatever, it's the holidays and I skated to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer playing in the background.
Couple of key points....the rental skates do not have toe picks. I'm not saying you'll need them to do triple salchows or anything, but it would come in handy if you're trying to *not* run over a falling sliding child in front of you. That being said - lots of falling, sliding children. Most of them cute, some of them were not being cute.
Since I had an overall positive experience and I did indeed stay vertical the entire time, I think I'll come back next year! But in 2011 I'll probably choose a day and time other than Friday night when the rink is packed.
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