It has been fifteen years since the completion of our repairs and upgrades from 1999-2000. The roller skating business has been doing fine with new skaters coming of age to enjoy the sport of skating, and meeting friends, and sharing birthdays.
Brother and sister, Dan and Rachel are still at the rink every weekend greeting customers and playing music after all these years.
Many people comment on the new Skate Trainers – a triangle device with wheels - to assist young skaters, or skaters of any age. In fact, many grandparents make jokes on how they should use one.
The sport of Roller Derby has brought a lot of attention to roller skating, which is good for the whole industry. Although, we do not have organized derby at Rollodrome it is very popular in Maine. Contact MaineRollerderby.com, if interested. Click here
Many of you may have heard rumors about a new bridge replacing the Bernard Lown Bridge (the green one), next to our facility. The information we have is that this is being studied for a New Auburn Village project and could be many years down the road, so our ole rink is still here to enjoy for 2015… and many years to come!
Rachel and I would like to thank all our customers who support this 60 year old family business. Our mother Pauline is very happy to see the business still going, as I am sure our father Don and grandmother Alice (Rollodrome’s founders) would be so proud.
What's more... Rollodrome is now celebrating 60+ years of great service as Central Maine's premier roller skating rink. From the beginning, we have been a family owned and operated business. We were originally "Fortin Bowlodrome" which was founded in 1947. It was a state-of-the-art bowling alley with automatic pin setting and a rich decor. The Rollodrome first opened its doors for roller skating in June of 1954 by Alice Mailhot, the original owner, her son Donald Larrivee, and other family partners