Philly's indoor roller skating rinks
Neighborhood rinks offer air conditioning, more amuseuments, for when its too hot to skate outside.
AT SOME POINT, it's gonna get too hot to skate outdoors. When that time comes, roll on into:
Rolling Thunder: Five-year-old spot in Kmart shopping center has rink, indoor rides (Himalaya, Frog Hopper) and redemption and video games. Known for scratch-made pizzas, First Friday gospel skates, birthday parties.
7017 Roosevelt Blvd., closed Wednesday, $3-$7.50 adult, $2-$6.50 child, $4 skate rental, $5 skate mate rental, 215-335-3400, rollingthunderskating.com.
Palace: City's biggest, built for ice in 1975 after the Flyers won the Stanley Cup, converted to roller skating in 1984. On-site pro shop sells and repairs skates. Private party room big for sweet 16s. Holds $9 lessons fall through spring. Skee-Ball, air hockey, classic video games year round.
11586 Roosevelt Blvd., closed Monday, $4-$7, $3 rental, 215-698-8000, palacerollerskatingcenter.com.
Millennium Skate World: Skating backward fast, Wednesday adult night, kids' STEM field trips, Meek Mill's recent music-video shoot are all in an evening's work for this Jersey jawn.
1900 Carman St., Camden, closed Monday & Thursday, $1-$7, $3-$3.50 rental, 856-757-9460, unitedskates.com.
Carman Gardens: Since 1932. Once had organ music. Now has about 50 skaters on Saturdays.
3226 Germantown Ave., 7-10 p.m. Saturday, $7, free rental, 215-223-2200.
- Lauren McCutcheon