LA Kings Ice Burbank (Pickwick) — Local services in Burbank

I'm grateful for a rink close-by and the people who work there are very kind. They answer emails right away and are courteous. When my daughter got a blister soon after she started skating they gave her a band-aid and a refund. It is pretty over-priced- like everything now, but its the quality of the experience that has me perturbed. As someone else contributed- the skates they rent are hazardous!! If you skate, you'll know immediately. If you don't skate- good luck! They don't change direction of the skate traffic EVER and that's just creating bad ice and an over-emphasis on one side of your skates and body. Lots of people are having lessons during public skate, but not in the center where that is required. This is just not done. Yup I went there with my whole mommy-voice. Really the two worlds of public skate and lessons should never be combined. Especially hockey kids and toddlers --both on the perimeter of the rink. Say WHAT!? I have a two-year-old and I would never bring him here. Unsafe and unfair for everyone involved. They do have these first aid skaters sliding around if you fall, but how about safer conditions? Is someone reading this? Here's the plan: Fire the first responders, lower your prices to $10/session and just get rid of the seal unless you're under 5. Charge $5 for sharpened skates. Make public skate just for the public- no lessons but you can show off a little if the center, sure. Change direction every 45 mins ) or bring out the Zamboni) Add more lockers and cubbys. Thank you for...

Parking is super easy here. Free lot adjacent to the rink. The rink itself can be easy to miss, though, as it's not in the same (giant) lot as the bowling and other Pickwick places nearby.

The public skates can be really crowded here, and they allow teenagers to push each other around on seals, which can sometimes get out of hand. The rink is huge (yay) but the ceilings are tall (boo), so if children are screaming, it can get real echo-y.

If you book a public skate ahead of time (even if it's a few minutes beforehand), you can save a few bucks on a public skate. I'd highly recommend showing up early, so you don't have to wait in a huge line and waste ice time. If you're laced up when the Zamboni finishes, you can get on the fresh ice fairly quickly at the beginning of the...

The ice skates are great. I just could not understand how there was no more control about kids running wild in the rink. One of them bumped onto me, knocked me flat on the ice, then jumped at me again until i think his father or another adult got him off me. Ended up with a bad bump on the back of my head and super weary about skating again. Another thing, those plastic seals....who had that wonderful idea? Because nothing safer in a rink than giving kids something, a solid surface to knock people down when they are running through the rink out of control. The lady in front of me was knocked backwards and onto the seal (ouch) and the kid just kept going, will try another rink. Food...