Thread: closing/relocation of Anaheim Ice?

If you go to the following link ....

http://www.westminsterice.com/

.... and click on the story titled "Westminster Ice Arena Is More Successful Than Ever" they mention the possible closing/relocation of Anaheim Ice (formerly Disney Ice).

Do any of you OC hockey players know more about this?

AI is a modern-looking Frank Gehry-designed structure that opened only 12 years ago, and I'd be shocked to hear/see it close. One thing I know about it is that it's on land owned by the city of Anaheim (not the Samueli's or Disney, the former Duck owners) and the rink was built on that land with little if any payment to the city, provided that the rink provides some programs for at-risk youth, which they do:

http://disney.go.com/goals/

I heard The Ducks don't like the new lease and are building their own practice rink since the city owns the rink now and feels the property is worth more as something else, perhaps condos.

that would suck tremendously considering i live 5 minutes away and play there twice a week. ill see if i can find anything out

Originally Posted by lentz

that would suck tremendously considering i live 5 minutes away and play there twice a week. ill see if i can find anything out

Also, what's the parking situation there now since they built something on the open-air lot they used to have? Do you have to pay to park in the parking structure just to the east?

AnaheimIce is not closing. Was a false rumor that was confirmed through the operating manager of AnaheimIce. The ducks however are looking to build a rink near Mission Viejo.

Parking is free in the parking structure for AnaheimIce. Just need to have your ticket validated. Weekends in the parking structure is free.

Originally Posted by beingbobbyorr

AI is a modern-looking Frank Gehry-designed structure that opened only 12 years ago...

... and it is the only local Gehry building that makes any kind of sense. It's a very good looking bldg.

It would be a shame if it is torn down. But Anaheim has already pretty much made it invisible by the 4 story apts being built on the corner. You can't even see the building anymore from Harbor Blvd.

Anaheim's "city master planning" <<< L.A. (and that's saying a lot!)

i heard about the ducks moving to another rink too. i hope AI isn't closing, but i wouldn't be surprised since they're building all those condos around it and they would probably make a lot more money doing that.

they do the disney goals program and i've donated some equipment to them. but when i went last week early to watch them play, it didn't look like there were THAT many kids playing. i was a little surprised that there weren't more. maybe because of the fact that hockey is so expensive to play?

i don't think they're going to close anytime soon, but if/when the ducks move i can see that as a big blow. i guess we'll just see.

i just talked to someone there and they said they're not going anywhere. so it's just probably a rumor. kinda sucks that westminster would be spreading them like that on their site.

Originally Posted by yipperzz

they do the disney goals program and i've donated some equipment to them.

Me, too.

Originally Posted by yipperzz

but when i went last week early to watch them play, it didn't look like there were THAT many kids playing. i was a little surprised that there weren't more. maybe because of the fact that hockey is so expensive to play?

But that's the whole point of the Disney GOALS program: the kids don't have to pay anything. All they have to do is keep up decent grades and don't get in trouble with the law.

I don't know OC very well, so I was surprised to hear that there were so many at-risk kids in Anaheim.

Originally Posted by yipperzz

i just talked to someone there and they said they're not going anywhere. so it's just probably a rumor. kinda sucks that westminster would be spreading them like that on their site.

I'd love it if the people who owned LAHC/Westminster Ice Arena could take over Anaheim Ice. Think of what they could do with a nice, well-lit 2-sheet facility? A whole lot better than that ****bag Art Trottier.