http://gothamist.com/2008/05/21/skate_1.php All comments for Dreamland Looks to Reopen this Summer en-us 2008 jen Wed, 21 May 2008 14:14:06 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss jen@gothamist.com jen@gothamist.com 60 http://gothamist.com/2008/05/21/skate_1.php#comment-1367850 http://gothamist.com/2008/05/21/skate_1.php#comment-1367850 Comments Wed, 21 May 2008 14:16:03 -0500 <p>the start of the summer is a BAD time to open an indoor skating rink. nobody is going to pay to skate indoors when you can skate outdoors for free with a live dj. it wasn't just the violence that shut the nyc rinks down, it was also the price of admission, their locations & most importantly: the lack of roller & inline skaters. that's why the roxy had to appeal to women's birthday parties & even that wasn't enough to sustain a weekly party.</p> http://gothamist.com/2008/05/21/skate_1.php#comment-1367813 http://gothamist.com/2008/05/21/skate_1.php#comment-1367813 Comments Wed, 21 May 2008 13:49:23 -0500 <p>a real life xanadu? why doesn't the show donate some money and use it to advertise? cross marketing anyone?</p>