Name: Wheaton Park District Open Skate Rink - 12/16/2025
Start: 2025-12-16T16:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-12-16T19:45:00-06:00
Location: Central Athletic Complex

$Wheaton Park District Open Skate Rink - 12\/16\/2025$

CENTRAL ATHLETIC COMPLEX - OPEN SKATE RINK RESERVATIONS
About this Event

Pre-purchased timed-entry tickets are required for reserve-skate hours in the 2025/2026 season.

Details:
Hours*

All hours are reserve-skate hours with the exception of weekdays from 11A-3:45P†

Monday-Friday | 11A-8P (Reserve-skate hours from 4-8P)

Saturday | 11A-8P
Sunday | 11A-6P

Reserve-Skate Hours:
Weekdays | 4-8P
Weekends | All open hours
Scheduled school days off** | 11A-8P
Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve | 11A-3P

Non-Reservation Hours:
Weekdays | 11A-3:45P†

* Ice skating is weather permitting. The outdoor ice rinks require sustained temperatures at or below 40 degrees. Please check our weather hotline in advance of reserving your tickets.

** Dist.#200 Schools will be closed on the following days in the 2025/2026 school calendar: November 24, 25, 26, 28; December 22, 23, 26, 29, 30; January 2, 5, 19; February 16, 27.

† If a holiday or scheduled District #200 school day off falls on a weekday, all open hours will require a reservation.

†† A valid Wheaton Park District Universal ID is required and must be presented onsite with your timed-entry ticket. If you do not have a current ID, please visit the Ray Morrill Community Center or call 630-690-4880 for more information on how to obtain your ID.

Fees

Residents skate FREE!
Nonresidents (During reserve-skate hours):

Adults $7

Children (17 & Under) $5

Seniors (60 & Over) $5

*Online processing fees are additional.

Advance reservations & tickets are required and can be reserved up to seven days in advance. Reservations are valid for the selected 45-minute time slot and are non-refundable. Refunds will be issued in the event of weather-related cancellations.

Skate rentals are not available.

CENTRAL ATHLETIC COMPLEX ICE SKATING RULES

All posted rules are to be SELF-ENFORCED.

Staff are onsite EXCLUSIVELY to manage reservations, monitor ice conditions, and administer first aid when necessary.

Wheaton Park District residents must present a valid park district-issued ID at check-in. Failure to show a valid park district ID will require ticket payment at the nonresident rate.
Rink access is only available during posted hours and with a pre-purchased, timed-entry ticket.
Tickets must be presented (printed or on a mobile device) at the admissions booth.
Wheaton Park District residents must present a valid park district-issued ID at check-in. Failure to show a valid park district ID will require ticket payment at the nonresident rate.
All guests must have a ticket regardless of whether they are skating.
Children 12 or younger must be accompanied by a paid adult.
Repeated no-shows may result in loss of skating privileges.
Multiple days may be reserved at once within a seven (7) day window. A maximum of one (1) time slot per day may be reserved for the HOCKEY RINK for each participant. Extended time slots may be permitted on-site the day of your reservation based on capacity limits and/or other reservations. Please inquire with the rink attendant.

OPEN SKATE RINK RULES | SKATE AT YOUR OWN RISK

No sticks, pucks, shooting devices or hockey allowed.
Wheelchairs are permitted on the ice, if accompanied by a person wearing skates or ice cleats.
Participants must keep moving.
Roughhousing, excessive speeding or weaving through other skaters is forbidden.
Tag and other games are prohibited.
No jumps, spins, figure or backward skating.

QUESTIONS?

Contact Rory Conroy at [email protected]