Abandoned Roller Skating Rink - PA 

I would have been SUPER tempted to put on a pair of skates and go for a spin.

so he went to an abandoned skating rink, but didn't skate in it????

FYI: This roller rink has been fixed up and re-opened as of 2017.

I grew up skating there in the 70's & 80's. There were 2 old creepy ladies that ran it, they were nice but they looked like they were 80 when I was a kid. Went back in the 90's with my niece & they were still there and still looked 80! Crazy! They used to play "puppy love" at the end of the night, we used to drink chocolate soda (only place I ever saw it, like YooHoo)! When I went the skates were black (for boys) or white (for girls), all those brown skates are from the reopening. Excellent memories.

The rink officially reopened tonight with a huge turnout! It was full 20 minutes after opening with a line of about 100 people waiting to get in.

I'd take all the skates and clean them up shiiiet

I love how the sign says to Keep Out but you all go in anyway. Lol

would have strapped on some skates and went a few times around the floor!

so many free rollerskatess :)

Holy shit, I've haven't seen a pair of those yellow and blue kid tanning skates since I was a kid. If I was you guys I would of found a pair a skates in my size, put them on and took a skate around.

Riedel Boots, Chicago Plates & Trucks, NMB Bearings.....long ago. When a rink was suffering from water damage or a flood, we used to go in and vac up the water and put down a half sheet of plywood and place a 55 gallon drum ontop of the hump in the floor. Then we would fill it up with water for weight and turn a fan on the floor. The floor would dry out and the weight of the water-filled barrel would press the hill back down to where it was to be...........man, those were the days

Great video, amazing that all the roller skates are still there.

You should've played the skating rink song "cutie pie" and grabbed a pair of skates and jam skated...lmao

The cove there at 3:15, that use to be the place where they'd put up seasonal decorations, like pumpkins, ghosts for Halloween. As a kid I use to skate up their and hide until the asshole workers would run me off.

all those skates

As someone who has skated at this rink may I say thank you. Brought back some great memories. Don't ever stop showing us how the past was and how kids/teens used to spend their time.

Seems to be a mixed bag of signs that it's too big of a project for most, yet some signs it's not all that abandoned yet. Do you guys know if it has taken on any signs of new life? Do you ever get into a place and think "wait a minute... this isn't really abandoned" and take off? Like you know, power tools, fresh sawdust, tire tracks and work done on something? I am somewhat of a worrier about those things but am grateful you guys go in and take the risk. For some reason I am fascinated with snooping into houses and buildings, amusement parks that have an obvious feel of loneliness and abandonment.

this rink is now been fixed up and ready gain to rock and roll. it's been opened about 2 yrs now (2016) roughly.. but open for special partys as well. i've skated there many time during our easton pa family visits. roller skates were always the first thing packed in the car or truck. Loved that rink. my grandmother skated there and her sister, my momma as a teen my cousin as a teen then her boys and my other cousin as well in MA.. they also has some line dancing at first when it first opened. LOVE that rink even though i dont skate any more.

I live in the town where this park is located. I remember this park operating all the way up through high school and just a bit beyond. Since it closed down from all the flooding of the creek that it sits along from the early 2000 hurricanes, they have locked it up pretty good and the police do monitor the area fairly well.

bet if those skates were refurbished they'd make great brand new skates!

We attended and even had our own skating birthday parties here in the early 80's....wonderful memories!

Closed, but not abandoned.

There was a farewell party at the rink for the owners, so many of the regulars, including us, attended. As I skated around the rink, I would stare at the clock, hoping the time would go very slow that night. When I walked out the door for the last time, I cried very hard, knowing it would be the very last time I'd ever see that place again as a skating rink. Thanks for sharing! I do hope they reopen it!

that place was on American Pickers a few years back and was supposedly being restored...guess not.

loved skating here as a kid. i couldnt tell you how many birthday parties ive been to at this place. damn shame its been closed for so long, the community would really like to see it open again.

Wow. Skated here up to four times a week over 50 years ago. Still live within five miles. What a shame. Oh the memories!

your videos are my favorite! imagine if someone recorded areas in the 50s (or earlier)?! That'd be insane. Thank you for your work

When was this roller skating rink abandoned? Like, three weeks ago?

4:24 Excellent closeup of the mixer model number. I luv old electronics.

Thanks for another great video! Our town, Pensacola, got torn up by Hurricane Ivan. I didn't know the damage went that far north.

I used to work there. I spent allot of time in that rink. I worked allot of birthday parties and played the music Friday and Saturday nights. Almost all oldies of coarse! My grandfather Mel Heavener was the manager. Mabel "Mom" Long owned it. 2 older ladies also worked in there in the early 80's. Viola and violet. Viola was tall and very sweet. That good old days. My name is Jim heavener, this is my son's account. 🙂

I am from this area. I actually played a show here when I was playing in a band for a festival they were having back around 2003/2004. It must've been right before they closed up shop.

Short but sweet,thanks for posting!

I went there on picnics and swimming as a child. My mother and father met there and they went skating there all of the time.

Those skates remind me of the ones they rented to people at Skate Arena in Lakewood, NJ - was my family and I's second home for about 2 years straight - went there every Saturday and Sunday night skating with my family back in the day. It's now a Harley Davidson Showroom, sadly. We knew the owners of the rink - my mom worked at the snack bar on Saturday nights and we got in for free because of her being an employee. We had the whole rink to ourselves for about 10 minutes before they opened.

it has now opened as of spring 2017. it has been refinished and they have birthday partys there from time to time. and line dancing as well or had line dancing. i use to go to the rink when on vacations to Easton PA. and my grandmother use to skate here as well with her sister and i think brother. but it's so good to see it back in use.. it's been a round a LONG LONG time. maybe one day we can get back to cke it out again. LOVED that rink in the spring to fall they'd open the french doors then and in the summer time the lightening bugs would flicker through. almost didn't need the disco mirror ball for spots. LOL> but anyhow that is the up date of Bushkill Park Skating Rink next to the creek. this has a lot of history to the rink.

not all skating rinks are gone! i go to one in fairfield ill. its awesome and its been running for 45 years! i love it!

its actually in pretty good condition! it makes me feel happy unlike the other places on this channel which are kind of scary

Times have changed and the days of roller skating are coming to an end seeing these places close down one by one.

Amazing that this stuff is still there...

It's pretty cool that almost everything is still there: the skates, equipment, supplies... Wow

what episode is that in the VERY beginning where the floor breaks as he took a step? i really wanna see that episode

Exactly, desertdispatch! I myself enjoy exploring and documenting abandoned places, but only if they are truly abandoned. Bushkill Park is most assuredly not abandoned. I was there, and inside the rink this afternoon (by invitation of one of its principals, who is an acquaintance). The grass was freshly cut and all of the buildings were locked. A locked chain link fence surrounds the park. I was told that trespassers are a recurring problem, and when caught, are always prosecuted.

all those roller skates are still there.. if it in my country, i'll be gone in a few days xD

I would either grab a pair of skate shoes and roll around, or grab several and make them into old school skateboards! Seriously before you had companies making skateboards you would use roller skates, and wood to make a skateboard!

thanks a lot for finding someway to see this place in its glory :) '

What a shame. Someone's hopes and dreams wiped away.

This video brings back memories. Almost all the skating rinks are gone ;/

I was here in the 70's it's in Buckhill Falls, Pa part of the old Buckhill Inn resort. Beautiful back in it's days.

Its cool their trying to fix it up and reopen it. One thing they need to do though is remove those pillars on the skate floor. You cant even gain enough speed to skate around this things. Can truly tell how old it is by the building design. Great video man keep em coming.

Excellent camera work. So steady, I thought you were gliding on skates...

Used to go here all the time as a kid, most recently like 8 yrs ago for a birthday, the whole used to be hoppin and a lot of fun. Damn floods!

Those are beautiful skates. I hope the owner can reopen that place.

abandoned for 10 years and everything is still in place, WOW!

Incredible video. Reminds me the days when I was young and the big hang out was the roller rink. Place looked like just this to except no poles in the middle. I wonder how many people have ran into those things

I found this because I love skating, honestly I would steal a few pairs of those skates and restore them.

This place holds a lot of good memories for a lot of people. Im sure if it stays in this condition for much longer that carosel horse will dissappear. Those are very valuable, hate to see it just left behind.

I spent many fun hours at various roller skating rinks. I saw many knees broken and heads busted. I met some nice young ladies there back in the day.

I just took my son rollerskating the other day and it was like going back in time to 1987. I don't think the rink had been updated since then.

How sad to see all the damage...It looks like it was pretty funky skating rink..I hope some one brings it back to life

So sad to see abandoned, someone should invest and reopen. I Loved roller skating as a kid.

Is this Bushkill Park roller rink by any chance?? I live in PA and used to sk8 there as a kid.

I remember skating here when I was a kid

so crazy to see all that! thx!!

i used to go there when i was a kid! despite the damage from hurricanes, its still the same dump as it used to be.

take the fucking skates

The ski hill near my parents' house has the same rule, because it's a very family-oriented ski resort. Funny story--one of the ski runs was called "Flicker," but it was written in all uppercase letters, so "FLICKER" looked a lot like......a vey different word, since the L and the I were a bit too close together. My brother noticed this (loudly--he was six), and other people must have noticed as well, because that run has since been renamed.

I hope they do so soon! That floor looks like it has great potential! Makes me itch to put my skates on...

It's open again. Skated there last night. 1/26/2018

Just found this video. This place is open and restored. It was never really abandoned. Due to the creek flooding, it kept messing the park up. Currently in 2020 you can skate there. Not much else opened, but there rink is not abandoned.

What kind of steady cam did you use? nice job! lens? hacked? thanks!

oh my i so want all the skates and signs to have history

Places like this fascinate me...

Like 20 mins from my house is the biggest roller disco in the uk, more popular than ever

I went skating at this one when I was a kid... Weird to see it look like this now.

Seems like ebay would love those skates.

Your pretty good dude! So far I like your stuff

I feel your pain. My childhood skating rink was carved up and turned into a paid storage unit facility. What a waste of that beautiful wooden floor. *sigh*

one of the coolest UE's ive seen!

I'm obsessed with these videos. xD

Irish Urbex..Excellent video..Really enjoyed it,Thank you........

Another interesting video. Your videos are much more interesting than others dealing with abandoned and decaying buildings. Not to mention the are better filmed.

I just googled Bushkill Park October 2016, and their website says they are working to repair damage to the site after flooding. Looks like they plan to re-open some day. I love your videos, but do you have to break down doors or anything to enter? Just wondering. Keep the vids coming! I'm subscribed! I'm proud to say I have a whopping 38 subs, and I love every one of them, ha ha!

Attended ESSC back in the 70s' and would skate there 1 time .... I remember a nice evening ☺👍

Grew up around this park. I'm now 20 and they closed it up for good because the local river kept flooding it. Its a shame

The rink is open! its not abandoned lol. The hours are Friday and Saturday nights 8-11PM and Sundays 12-2PM. Most of the rest of the park and the rides should be open by July. Have fun .Its $5.00 admission , $ 2.00 skate rental

I love watching abandoned video

Omg that is so sad

God it's so sad to se people have anbandoned this beautiful place!

I think it's really sad to see places like this going out of business!

I would love to buy this with a group of my friends. Do you have any info or adress for this?

does anyone know any roller skating places in San Diego, California?? i really wanna go roller skating for the FIRTST TIME with my best frien for MY BIRTHDAY next week!!!

I went to many roller skating birthday parties here as a kid (I'm 40 now)

oh man!!! all those skates!!!!! I wants them sooooo badly;)))

That sign about the skatefloor being not pretty and being renovated? were they actually going to do it?

Sad... some people don't know when they are beaten. Great video.

Wow - I do hope they reopen the rink and the park! It's disturbing to see that go to waste - :( Thanks for sharing!

I live near here ! This might open some day again I heard

Damn dig around and find all 8 of them green wheels.

for being abandoned it is in great shape...must not been abandoned too long when this was shot