Looks like the new Central Dept. Store by the Arcade bus station will have an ice skating rink as I know the man who's installing it. I don't know if such a venue will do well here, but it will be something new and different for CM and perhaps draw curious onlookers to the new Central. Time will tell if has staying power or not.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/661454-promenada-ice-skating-rink/?p=6730560&hl=%2Bpromenada+%2Bice+%2Bskating

Edited October 21, 201312 yr by Thailand

This one will happen. I don't know about the quality of the ice nor the size of the rink, but the installation has started.

So all of a sudden Chiang Mai will have two ice skating rinks.

I thought the Thia's always waited to see if one was successful before they built a dozen of them. Pretty soon the Maya will have one then the airport and that other supposedly really big mall that is going to take all the Promenada business away because it is in there area.

Would be handy to hang out there in the hot season,and as added

entertainment watch people falling over,should be good fun

regards Worgeordie

Would be handy to hang out there in the hot season,and as added

entertainment watch people falling over,should be good fun

regards Worgeordie

As opposed to the falling over in Loy Kroh?

So all of a sudden Chiang Mai will have two ice skating rinks.

I thought the Thia's always waited to see if one was successful before they built a dozen of them. Pretty soon the Maya will have one then the airport and that other supposedly really big mall that is going to take all the Promenada business away because it is in there area.

Where is the other one? There used to be one at KSK but it's been closed for years.

So all of a sudden Chiang Mai will have two ice skating rinks.

I thought the Thia's always waited to see if one was successful before they built a dozen of them. Pretty soon the Maya will have one then the airport and that other supposedly really big mall that is going to take all the Promenada business away because it is in there area.

Where is the other one? There used to be one at KSK but it's been closed for years.

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So all of a sudden Chiang Mai will have two ice skating rinks.

I thought the Thia's always waited to see if one was successful before they built a dozen of them. Pretty soon the Maya will have one then the airport and that other supposedly really big mall that is going to take all the Promenada business away because it is in there area.

Where is the other one? There used to be one at KSK but it's been closed for years.

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Sorry, i'm confused, HD said 2 skating rinks, one at the new central festival, where is the other one?

Promenada.

When it opens.

Terrific! Just what we need in Chiang Mai! Put another notch in the timeline of rampant materialism!

So all of a sudden Chiang Mai will have two ice skating rinks.

I thought the Thia's always waited to see if one was successful before they built a dozen of them. Pretty soon the Maya will have one then the airport and that other supposedly really big mall that is going to take all the Promenada business away because it is in there area.

Where is the other one? There used to be one at KSK but it's been closed for years.

Promenada

It was announced two or three years ago when they first proposed the Promenada Mall.

Not sure where they are with it yet. But as I said monkey see monkey do. Let us see where it ends.

Edited October 22, 201312 yr by hellodolly

re

Promenada.

When it opens.

its the 26th .... this saturday

dave2

Promenada.

When it opens.

If it opens.

Promenada.

When it opens.

Thanks for clearing that up

Progress towards Chiang Mai holding a Winter Olympic-Games continues unabated !

With high-end hockey equipment made in China (and well made, I might add), this is the time to open up a pro shop. sell good skates for up to $900; yes, they exist. hockey sticks (carbon) for $250; yes, they exist, and then start ice hockey league games (non-check) at $500 per 20 games. I will show up everyday with all my equipment on.......oh wait, didn't bring my stuff to CM. I knew I should have brought my hockey stuff!!!

Is there a ice skating rink in Bangkok?

Here are the Bangkok ice rinks that I could find, could be more in addition to these:

http://www.bangkok.com/sport-ice-skating.htm

There's even an ice hockey league (as of 3 years ago):

http://travel.cnn.com/bangkok/play/hockey-nights-bangkok-090227

If you click the www.flyingfarangs.com link in the previous article (or the link I just provided), you'll see that there's an ice hockey tournament scheduled for next week in Bangkok. Scroll down a bit and the flying farangs even managed to get Stevie to pose with them in a photo. How 'bout that!

All these new ice skating venues would make for brisk business in the various X- Ray depts- Thais on ice, if their driving skills are anything to go by.

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Thanks Microwave will be good to take my daughter when we come over in February something different to the usual tourist things we do. Don't think we will get our skates through customs though so will have to hire them!