The UPMC Rink at PPG Place

Pretty crowded but it was totally fine! We went on a Wednesday and bought our tickets online! Check in and skate rental process was fast and skating was fun! Definitely get there a little early. Even though it was pretty crowded no one was running into anyone!

Bring your own skates!! Their cheap skates will leave you sores! Other than that it is a fun experience

This was more fun than expected. Sure, it's crowded, the ice gets torn up fast, and the weather didn't cooperate (it rained while we were there), but it could have been a lot worse. The controlled entry/online signup system keeps it from getting even more crowded and the system that's in place to keep your shoes behind the counter works really well. If they didn't do that, there would be shoes everywhere. It's downtown, so park in one of the nearby garages. Of course, the rental skates are crap so bring your own if you have them. This is normal for anywhere with rental skates, not unique to this place. Stay alert while skating because lots of folks aren't careful. My sister and I got ran into and knocked down and were immediately helped by staff. We were fine, it was just irritating. The staff was great. If you want to go before Christmas, sign up early. We ended up going after because the time slots we wanted were full. It's probably better to go before as more stuff in the area is probably open then. Overall, a fun time, regardless.

If you want to fight, then step inside the rink.PPG place has its own amazing ice rink, and PPG place itself is a masterful amazing addition to Pitt's incredible skyline. Skating here is a joy, and one which has to be enjoyed if you're looking for this sort of activity when in Pitt. It's one of many magical majestic things in severely underrated Pittsburgh.

Its a enjoyable experience for the family. But they need to think if they are selling tickets for toddlers to have skateranger or an skateaid that helps parents to roll with the kids. That's the only disadvantage for this plan.

The guys working behind the counter were great and extremely helpful. Lines weren't bad at all and things were organized.

Really enjoyed it, but we felt they let too many people on the ice at one time. It made it difficult to really get to skate around freely b/c there were just people everywhere...

Pre bought tickets and still waited 30 minutes to get in. it was chaotic and the employees seemed miserable especially the young girl handing out skates. Yelling at people to move and agitated. If u rent a locker the key is only good to open it once and they don't tell u that and we had to pay again even tho we just paid not even 5 minutes prior bc we didn't know the key couldn't be used more than one time. The skating itself was nice and the kids loved it. The employees even made them uncomfortable with their actions to the point one needed a different size and was afraid to exchange them. I'd recommend going early even with prepaid passes. Certain employees definitely hate their job there.

Got tickets online for my son ($15) for a 4:00 pm session but 15 minutes later, his friends decided they would meet at 5:00 pm instead. I couldn't change the time online (because it was 1 hr and 45 minutes before the start of the 4:00pm session instead of more than 2 hours) and when I called, the person answering also refused to change the start time. So wasted $15. Other than that, he had fun skating even though it was crowded.

It was a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be. They even have a Zamboni for cleaning the ice! After dark the lights were very nice. And the tree was cool to watch change. Thanks for the good time!