Cost to skate at the Frog Pond

Submitted by Ilikereddit15 t3_zz6nqn in boston

I understand everything is expensive, and especially at a winter tourist attraction. But the price to skate at the frog pond is absurd.

For a small child to use the dolphin for 1 hour max (the little seat that you can push them on) + the required skate rental, it’s $28. For folks with multiple young kids that makes for an expensive hour (2 adults — admission: $8; rental: $15 + 2 small children’s rentals = $102).

This doesn’t seem like something that’s accessible to many families.

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FoodGuy44 t1_j29qhnb wrote

Don’t forget the copayment when you have to go to the ER.

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PapalStates t1_j29w7np wrote

Breaking News: Kids Are Expensive. More at 11.

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ik1nky t1_j29wx1t wrote

I recommend skating in Kendall where it is much more reasonably priced. $6 admission for adults and $1 for kids. Rentals are a little pricy for adults but cheaper for kids. I picked up some free skates on the side of the road for myself or you could Craigslist some pretty easily.

https://www.skatekendall.com/admissionandrates

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felineprincess93 t1_j29z44m wrote

It's in the name - tourist attraction. Normally, it is understood that things that are tourist traps are overpriced and not intended to be accessible.

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ZippityZooZaZingZo t1_j29z5mz wrote

Everything is expensive. You get what you pay for. You want a fun, lively afternoon skating at a pond in the picturesque middle of the city, then pay up. If it were cheap then everyone from all over the damn place would flock there and well…that would present a problem. Why do people think they should get nice things for little cost? That isn’t how life works folks. Things, especially nice and fun things, especially in this city are not cheap. Anyway, carry on.

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Acceptable_Tourist_4 t1_j2a1sm1 wrote

I agree the price tag isn’t worth what you’d get out of it. I doubt the kids would remember it past bedtime tonight. If it were cheaper, sure you could justify a disposable hour. But it sounds like it isn’t worth it for especially young kids (by design? Possibly) anyway. Maybe pick something more geared towards their age, and put this one in your back pocket for a few years from now, when they don’t require the dolphin.

Also, as someone mentioned cheap skates: for Frog pond prices, you could literally afford skates for all, some helmets and elbow/knee pads for the kids, a thermos full of soup and one full of coffee, and a tank of gas to a cute pond in a suburb where you could teach the kids to skate without pressure. Now that would be a memory.

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mpjjpm t1_j2a2aq2 wrote

If it’s something you want to do on a regular basis, buy skates. And teach your kids to skate so you don’t need the skating chair/aide. Or wait until the kids are older and can skate on their own. If it’s something you want to do once just to say you did it, that’s the price you pay.

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Clamgravy t1_j2a3fzn wrote

Honestly... the place is a zoo . You'd think if it was an outrageous price that less people would skate there. Nothing about it seems like an enjoyable experience.

If you are looking for an affordable skate, there are plenty of other places to go in the Boston area.

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TheAVnerd t1_j2a7h3k wrote

To put it into some context, Rockefeller center is $192 for 2 adults 2 kids with skate rental.

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mpjjpm t1_j2aepy3 wrote

Replying to ik1nky (#1,193,849)

Frog pond doesn’t charge admission for kids, but they do charge for skate and equipment rental. Millennium park charges comparable rates for their rentals (more for skates, less from the seating aides).

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Yak_Rodeo t1_j2anaa7 wrote

place isnt great anyways, all the high school hockey players have to prove they know how to skate and buzz by smaller children for no reason

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Newlife1025 t1_j2atqcw wrote

Here are a few options. I paid $3 total when I went to kellys. This was for 1 adult with rentals.

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neu_jose t1_j2avi1h wrote

Replying to Ilikereddit15 (#1,191,169)

i think asking whether boston parks are accessible to bostonians is very reasonable. a compromise could be to have discounts for bostonians the way other cities do. many cities even have free admissions for city residents.

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DBLJ33 t1_j2bm9wd wrote

Go find the run down rink and skate if you are concerned about cost. You’re at a tourist attraction.

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Eagle_Chick t1_j2cg80o wrote

Replying to Acceptable_Tourist_4 (#1,191,383)

Safety first. Please don't go out on unknown ice in the suburbs. Frozen water doesn't equal skating ice. It New England, it happens in the spring when the ice is thick, a light rain falls, and freezes over night.

Most frozen natural ice is bumpy, and can be thin where the current runs under it. Ice rinks have a Zamboni every hour or so because it is necessary.

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fuzzy_viscount t1_j2diydr wrote

Larz Anderson Rink is really cool. Under $40 for a family of four and two rentals. Little spot outside the boards for kids to push things around. Had a blast.

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