Wheaton Park District Open Skate Rink - 12/6/2025

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.

Holidays
Thanksgiving Day | Closed
Christmas Eve | 11A-3P
Christmas Day | Closed
New Year’s Eve | 11A-3P
New Year’s Day | Closed

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 rconroy@wheatonparks.org