Future of MCM Ice in limbo after equipment failure
The ice rink itself is down, but bumper cars and bounce houses remain open daily to serve guests.
Author: Francisco Soto
Updated: 11:50 PM CDT August 2, 2021
ODESSA, Texas — The ice rink at Music City Mall is a staple in West Texas. It's one of the only ice rinks in the region.
"About three weeks ago the refrigeration system, the compressors, they just died," Larry Langford, a skating instructor at MCM Ice, said. "After all these years they finally died. When you don't have any refrigeration you go from an ice rink, to a wading pool, to concrete."