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Deets: The world’s most famous ice-skating rink is returning to Rockefeller Center for its 88th season this fall. Those planning ahead for the holiday season are able to purchase tickets for The Rink now.
Originally designed as a temporary attraction to draw visitors to Rockefeller Center’s outdoor plaza in 1936, The Rink became a permanent fixture in 1939. Since then, it has evolved into one of the city’s most legendary landmarks and most-visited sites, hosting more than a quarter of a million skaters annually.
Holiday Specials
The holiday season is a magical time at Rockefeller Center and beginning in September holiday ticket packages will be available for purchase, in addition to ice skating packages. Holiday ticket options will include:
Professional photos taken in front of the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree;
Reservations for Rock Center’s cozy Après Skate holiday chalets featuring food, beverage and an unparalleled front row view of The Rink at Rockefeller Center and the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree;
A meeting and professional photos with Santa Claus, where little ones can meet the man himself while at the most famous Christmas destination in the world (aside from the North Pole, of course!);
And the VIP Rock Pass: Holiday Edition with a guided tour of campus, express access to Top of the Rock and The Beam, professional family photos with the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and exclusive access to a secret rooftop garden hidden above Rockefeller Center.
Through September, visitors will still be able to enjoy warm weather at the Summer Rink, offering New Yorkers and visitors outdoor dining with Jupiter and Naro.
This fall, ice skaters will enter a campus that Rockefeller Center owner and operator Tishman Speyer has entirely revitalized over the past five years. A new generation of renowned restaurants including Jupiter, Naro, and Le Rock; New York small businesses and artisanal shopping destinations like Catbird, McNally Jackson, and Kule; redesigned office lobbies and public spaces, and the city’s leading public art program have made Rockefeller Center the city’s most dynamic destination to explore, work, shop, dine, and play.
The crowning jewel of Rockefeller Center’s revitalization, The Skylift, will open at the Top of the Rock Observation Deck this fall. The new Skylift experience will elevate visitors nearly 900 feet in the air and rotate slowly for spectacular, entirely unobstructed, 360-degree views of the New York City skyline that can’t be found anywhere else. It follows The Beam, an interactive photo experience on the 69th Floor of 30 Rockefeller Plaza that recreates the famous 1932 photograph “Lunch Atop a Skyscraper.” The iconic Rockefeller Christmas Tree will return this holiday season through January 2025.
Hint for the Average Socialite: Tickets to The Rink at Rockefeller Center start at $21 per person, with discount pricing available for groups of 10 or more, not including skate rentals. Season passes and private events are also available. For more information visit here.
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