![]() ![]() General tickets are $11 to skate and $4 for rentals. Discovery Forest, and Club House Happy Zoo Year celebration on Dec 31 Share your PNC. Lot’s of opportunity for discounts if you use Green Mountain Energy, Bank of America or the military. ![]() Whether you visit for a quiet stroll around Kinder Lake or come to take in one of the many free events and art. The park offers countless experiences for everyone. Have I sold you? Check out the Discovery Green website for hours and ticket info. At Discovery Green, our goal is to provide affordable entertainment for Houston families to enjoy while providing a space that cultivates the natural beauty of Houston. There’s often times people dressed up as Christmas characters skating around, movie nights, and shows put on by professional skaters. Be sure to follow Discovery Green for the latest on their show and event schedule. While I hate getting lapped by a 7-yr (they have lower centers of gravity!!!), I am always impressed with people’s skills. Whether you’re laughing at yourself as you glide (or in my case, stutter around), ice skating is loads of fun for people watching. Ice skating is built in entertainment.Best of all special skaters skate for free Skate guardians and family members will need to purchase a ticket. Admission costs 17, which includes the price for skate rentals. Non-motorized wheelchairs are always allowed on the rink, but Special Skaters Sundays gives those with special needs the opportunity to enjoy Green Mountain Energy Ice with a smaller crowd and their families right by their side. And Discovery Green has got it! Whether you’re looking to warm up before or after your skate, you can grab some at the Lake House or one of the vendors that are set up in the park–always a rotating assortment of food trucks and stands. Take the afternoon and enjoy Houston’s only outdoor skating rink at Green Mountain Energy Ice at Discovery Green. For me, this frothy sugary drink is pretty synonymous with winter. And the ice is cold anyways, so thick socks for the skates, gloves in case you fall, and a scarf for pictures are well merited. And trust me, ice skating outside when it’s 50 is a zilllllliiiioooon times better than risking frost bite and below freezing wind-chill to skate on similar ice rinks in Chicago or New York. So I joke about bundling up and wearing all your winter clothes (like you have them), but for real, we’re Texans and when the weather drops below 70 we’re freezing. Because that park is a winter wonderland.ĭon’t believe me? Let me tell you 5 fabulous reasons why you should visit the ICE at Discovery Green! Disclaimer: This post is sponsored by Discovery Green, but all opinions and attempts at channeling Olympic ice skaters are my own. Then, I DARE you to tell me Houston doesn’t have winter. Dress up in your winter best–I’m talking thick socks, sweaters, hats, and gloves–then head on over to Discovery Green, sip on some hot chocolate, get lost in the boardwalks of Christmas lighted trees, and skate a few laps around the outdoor ICE rink. For all the haters out there that don’t believe Houston has a winter, I have a challenge for you. ![]()
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