Delaware Roller Rinks

Summary

Delaware

	All Areas - (302)

	    Christiana/Ogletown/Newark, DE
		Christiana Skating Center - 302-366-0473(tape)/366-0426

	    Dover, DE
		Dover Skating Center - 302-697-3218/697-3219

	    Elsmere/Wilmington, DE
		Elsmere Skating Center - 302-654-5520/654-3428

	    Laurel/Seaford, DE
		Skateworld - 302-875-2121

	    Milford, DE
		Milford Skating Center - 302-422-3700/422-2740

	    Rehoboth Beach, DE
		Skateworld II - 302-645-0463

Details

Delaware (302) - All Areas

Phone numbers and addresses checked against a CD-ROM directory 1/96,
and against the RSA directory and USAC/RS directory.

This should be essentially all the roller rinks in Delaware.

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Christiana/Ogletown/Newark, DE  19713-3200

Christiana Skating Center
801 Christiana Road - Rt 273
    Christiana is located in northwestern Delaware, a few miles east of
    Newark.  From I-95, get off at exit 3 - Rt 273 - Newark and then head
    northwest on Rt 273 towards Newark.  The rink is on the left-hand side
    of the road, just past the first traffic light after the intersection.
302-366-0473(tape)/302-366-0426

Tues	6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	Family Skate
Thurs	9:00 PM - 11:00 PM	Adult-16 Skate
Fri	7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
	9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Sat	8:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Sun	8:00 PM - 11:00 PM	Adult-16 Skate - Top 40 DJ

Hardwood Floor - Medium Size  - Oval
In-lines allowed, but speed skates are the most popular.
Skate Shop - Snack Bar - Games - Air Conditioned
Rules Strictly But Inconsistantly Enforced
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs

I used to say nice things about this rink, but frankly I haven't skated
there for a couple of years.  The problem is that they don't have any
artistic or real "adult" sessions.  Their idea of an adult session is
16 and up, which means that the majority of the the skaters are roughly
high-school aged and management caters towards this.

The enforcement of the rules is quite uneven - backwards skating is
limited to a small center zone and the sometimes omitted backwards skate.
One skate guard would let you skate backwards just outside the line to
avoid interfering with people practicing in the center, another would
signal to turn around.  Speed skating and rat-racing were supposedly
prohibited but enforcement of this is extremely lax.  The same group of
speed-skaters would get whistled down every week with no consequence,
but adult skaters stretching any rule would get called aside by the
manager and told to straighten up or leave.

It seemed like a good, challenging place for a while, but once I really
started learning to skate well, it got restrictive and I felt that I
was being singled out unfairly and so I took my business elsewhere.  For
skilled adult skaters with transportation, there are better sessions at
other rinks in the Philadelphia and South Jersey areas.

On the other hand, this is a great rink for teenagers and family skating.
The "adult" sessions are hard on beginners, there's just too much of a
crowd and fast skating to let the beginners relax and learn.  They should
probably try some of the quieter weeknight or weekend family sessions,
even though you have to put up with the children.  My sisters have taken
their children there for the family skating sessions.

The rink is kept in good condition, though there are some heavily dinged
spots near the floor entrances.  The sound system is pretty good and the
DJ's are usually OK, though it seems to be a rotation of kids or amateurs,
rather than one regular DJ.  They have a snack bar, party room, video game
room and skate shop.  The floor is bordered on two sides by a carpeted
seating/changing area.

The rink has an active competitive program and is the home of some well
respected coaches, but this activity is completely invisible to the
public session skaters.  It is periodially hosts the Eastern Regionals
and holds a springtime invitational meet on the other years.  There is
also speed skating and an active roller hockey program, but the later
is just for kids.

[ attribution lost ]
My regular indoor rink is Christiana here in Newark, Delaware.  Several
champion figure skaters have come from here. I never really paid attention
to that fact until I was skating at a rink in Ohio. A woman asked me where
I was from. After I told here that I usually skate at a rink in Delaware,
she said, "Oh yeah.  I have heard of Christiana.  [name I don't remember]
came from there."

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Dover, DE  19901-5512

Dover Skating Center
2201 South Dupont Highway
    Dover is located in central Delaware.  From I-295, head south on US 13
    for about 40 miles to the Dover area.  This rink should be directly
    on US 13 - The Dupont Highway, south of Dover.
302-697-3218/697-3219

Mon	6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	Christian Night
Tues	6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	Family Night
Fri	7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
	9:00 PM - 11:30 PM	Teen Night
Sat	12:00 noon - 4:00 PM
	7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
	9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Sun	1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic, JO and Speed clubs

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Elsmere/Wilmington, DE  19805-4118

Elsmere Skating Center
New Road
    Wilmington is located in northern Delaware.  From I-95, get off at
    exit 5 - Rt 141 and head north though Newport to Rt 2 at Prices
    Corner, then head east on Rt 2 towards Wilmington.  After you cross
    the railroad overpass, you want to turn left and go one block to
    New Road, and then turn left again to get back to below the overpass
    area.  The rink is on the right side of New Road, just before the
    railroad tracks.
302-654-5520/654-3428

Wed	6:30 PM - 8:30 PM	Family Night
	9:15 PM - 11:00		Adult Organ Music Session
Fri	7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
	9:30 PM - 11:30 PM
Sat	8:00 PM - 12:00 PM	DJ G-Man
Sun	8:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Adult-18 Night - DJ G-Man

Hardwood - ? - Oval
RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic and JO Clubs

I've only stopped by here off hours, but this appears to be a nice full
size rink.  Historically it has a bit of a local reputation for being a
"rough" place, but this may be the suburban view of a rink that serves
both the blue collar Elsmere/Prices Corner area and the urban Wilmington
neighborhoods in addition to the surrounding suburbs. 

The have some kind of artistic oriented session with organ music on
Wednesdays, after the family session, but I don't know if it's tapes
or live music.  An instructor is available.

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Laurel/Seaford, DE  19956

Skateworld
Laurel-Seaford Highway
    Laurel and Seaford are located in southwestern Delaware, along US 13
    about 40 miles south of Dover.  From points north, take US 13 south,
    the rink should be on US 13 probably just north of Seaford by the
    US 13 / US 9 intersection.
302-875-2121

Tues	6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	Family Night
Wed	6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	Report Card Night?
Fri	7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
	11:00 PM - 1:00 AM	Late Skate
Sat	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
	7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
	10:00 PM - 12:00 PM	Late Skate
Sun	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
	7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

RSA Member Rink
USAC/RS Artistic, JO and Hockey Clubs?

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Milford, DE  19963-1441

Milford Skating Center
1 Park Avenue
    Milford is located in southern Delaware, about 20 miles south of
    Dover along Rt 113.  The rink is near the center of Milford, from
    US 113 or Rt 1, take Front street towards town and turn onto Walnut
    Street and the Park Avenue  Park runs parallel to the river,  between
    North and South Front Streets.
302-422-3700/422-2740

Tues	6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Fri	7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
	9:00 PM - 11:30 PM
Sat	12:30 PM - 4:30 PM	Family Skate
	8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Sun	1:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Family Skate

RSA Member Rink

According to the attendant, they don't have any special adult or
artistic skating sessions.

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Rehoboth Beach, DE  19971

Skateworld II
Rt 1 at Midway Shopping Center
    Reohboth Beach is a shore resort area located along the Atlantic
    in southeastern Delaware.  From points north, take Rt 1 or Rt 9
    south towards Rehoboth Beach.  The rink is located in the Midway
    Shopping Center about 2 miles southeast of the intersection of
    Rt's 1 and 9.
302-645-0463

Tues	6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Wed	6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Fri	7:30 PM - 11:00 PM
	11:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Late Skate
Sat	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
	7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
	10:00 PM - 12:00 PM	Late Skate
Sun	2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

USAC/RS Artistic, JO and Hockey Clubs?

According to the attendant, they don't have any specific adult sessions,
though the Friday and Saturday late skates have fewer children.  The rink
is in a summer resort area, so beware of weekend traffic.


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Reference

Eastern Region in the George Robbins Roller Rink Directory