Crown Center Ice Terrace

It’s a very nice place to skate and hang with friends, but the manager has a terrible attitude. Last night was the first time my 8 year old daughter had ever went ice skating so she was slipping a little bit the manager yelled at my daughter twice got in my daughters face saying she was kicking the ice and told her to sit out for a while. I will not be returning

My family & I had so much fun! My daughter had a blast pretending she was Elsa. The prices are reasonable & we greatly appreciated the military discount offered. The skates aren’t the greatest (the blades on my skates were bent pretty badly), but worked fine for a first time skater.

Lots of fun and the prices weren’t too bad either, just $ 9 a person and on Tuesdays its two for one. It started to get pretty crowded around 7pm though.

First place to see public Ice skating in mid west and it is so crowded but definitely a learning place for rookies to learn about ice skating but need to be very careful because Ice is so hard that u might injure urself in process of learning it and giving urself pain to ur legs

My husband and I came here tonight and it was a terrible experience. We waited forever in line, paid, and then we were informed that we needed to be placed on a waiting list because you were out of both of our sizes. Who makes someone wait that long and then doesn’t bother to tell them their out of their size before they pay? Then my size 10 women’s never came so I was informed I would just have to wear a 9 which made the whole skating experience miserable. Not to mention the way you clean your skates is disgusting. Spraying a tiny tiny bit of alcohol does no good and I probably now have a foot fungus, like literally. I am a nurse and I know that tiny bit of alcohol kills nothing. The ice was super rough which I’m sure was due to it not being that cold and the amount of skaters on the ice which is forgivable. The to top it all off, the skating police guy was for lack of a better word «a total douche.» He treated his job as if he was a real police officer by shouting out and yelling trying to show his authority, rather than just being there to try and keep everyone saw. He was flying at high speeds between guest, making a couple tiny kids I saw fall down. This entire experience saddens me because I had such great memories here when I was younger. I know it isn’t that much money but I would like a refund.

We had so much fun! Reasonable prices — $ 10/​person and kids 4 and under skate free. Was freeeeezing though. Would be cool to have space heaters.
First time this little guy went ice skating and he killed it! Out-​skated all the adults and big kids on the rink :)
Hot chocolate from panera next door was a hit too.

We parked at the Crown Center Ice Terrace for the Aquarium. The parking garage is located here. We were there about a month ago. We came on a Sunday and the parking was free — not sure if this is the case every day and year round.
We came about a month ago and the ice rink was not open. However, it seems like a fun place to go skating.
There is a fun water fountain as well. When we were there it seemed to be playing with music. There is a lot of seating — tables, chairs and umbrellas — surround this area.
The location of this center is very convenient for a lot of fun activities.

Lots of good memories skating here, and meeting friends for that purpose. If you’re not such a skater, the pace is slow with plenty of people around to cushion your fall. People have a a lot of selfie sticks these days which are hilarious on most accounts. Get used to hearing the Zamboni song all the time. I’m sure the staff is out of their minds about that.

You might not be impressed by the size but its still loads of fun.
Not just for winter it’s used year round and in a very attractive out door venue it serves KC well.

Great tradition for the holidays! It is busy but just be careful of the kids and go at your own pace. People will go around you.
Not the biggest outdoor rink but bigger than most in other cities. And they don’t restrict how long you can be on the rink
Also, take a picture surrounded by all the beautiful lights!

This place is A-​OK by my standards. It’s an outdoor ice skating rink! :) If you’re in the area, why not? It’s a cheap fun date. I believe $ 6 admission and $ 3 rentals.

Great winter evening atmosphere to hang out with friends. The lights and holiday music makes it all the more festive. A definite event to lift your spirits and to de-​stress… Ice skating will make you feel like a kid again

This rink is so beautiful at night when all the Christmas lights come on. It only costs $ 9 total for skate rental and admission. The only downside is that every time I come here, it is super crowded. There’s always a long line just to pay and there are hardly anywhere to sit to put your skates on. I wish the admissions area was bigger. There are lockers available that you can rent for 50 cents to store all your stuff.
The rink is not that big and there are always a ton of people so you can barely move around. I get so annoyed by all the inconsiderate kids who think they can do whatever they want by cutting people off and skating in whatever direction they feel like. If you don’t know how to ice skate, this is not the place to start out with. It’s so crowded you won’t have a banister to hold onto while trying to learn to skate.

It was small, and that makes a bit crowded. But it was a fun time.

This is a nice skating rink in Kansas City, but it is CROWDED.
I came here with my family on the Tuesday afternoon after Christmas, and there were tons of people. I requested my skate size of 11.5, and they were out! I was second in line for the 11 – 12, and ended up using size 12 skates after about 5 minutes of waiting. The skates are not that sharp as you can expect from rentals.

The rink was still a lot of fun to still skate on in spite of the crowdedness. The large skates did not make that much of a difference considering you cannot go too fast given how crowded the place is.
On Tuesday’s they have a Two-​for-​one deal after 5 PM, where you pay admission for one person and receive a second free. That sounds awesome, except… for the huge line. When my family was done skating, the line stretched out from the rental place all the way to the rink! The wait had to be at least 45 minutes.
Skates are $ 3 and admission is $ 6. There also several dollars from the Crown Center parking garage.

This rink is outside but covered. We forgot gloves but they sell them for $ 3 a pair. They also sell hats and hand warmers. We went about a week before Christmas at 6pm and it was very crowded. It cost $ 10 a person for us to get in. I want to make a family tradition of going at Christmas every year.

It’s too small for it’s popularity. They could expand the rink and it would still be busy.

This ice terrace is a great urban space… here in KC! It has amazing views of the Mayor’s Christmas Tree to boot! The roof structure is really interesting (reminds me of the Denver Airport) and the space is used for concerts in the Summer.

We came here once a year when I was growing up and it was by far the highlight of my winter! I even had my own white skates with hot pink laces. But you can rent your own skates and it is relatively cheap – under 10 bucks! What a fabulous inexpensive cold weather activity.
The Ice Terrace opens again November 7^th and I am excited. It is the perfect romantic date of place to take kids or friends. It is the only public, outdoor ice rink it KC. I love the Zamboni (sp). The big machine that clears the ice. There is nothing that epitomizes winter more than Crown Center Ice Skating!

I have great memories of doing this as a kid. I think anyone with children needs to experience the ice terrace at least once. You can have a great lunch across the street at Crown Center afterwards.
Your kids will always remember the experience and it is a great way to get rid of all that obnoxious kid energy!