Talk:Roller disco

Roller disco is in an episode of "that 70s show—Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.254.47.181 (talk • contribs) 00:35, 22 October 2007

I'm wondering whether this article should be moved to "Roller rink", as such facilities have existed before and after the disco era. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 17:01, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Lindsey And Leon Go To A Roller Disco

"In the film Lindsey And Leon Go To A Roller Disco (2011), the two main characters, Lindsey and Leon, go to a roller disco"
Is there any evidence that this film exists at all? The only references on Google are back to this page, or clones of it. I removed it once, but then someone put it back in (if it doesn't exist could someone please make it?) -- Purple Wyrm (talk) 05:07, 8 June 2011 (UTC)

www.sk8hire.co.uk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.20.225.8 (talk) 11:32, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 September 2016

The first "roller disco" skating facility was officially started in 1977-78 in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY. A former vacated movie theater was converted to host the concept by proprietors Richard Resk, brother Ronnie Resk, John Ferranti and his brother Joseph Ferranti. The rink (named Roll-A-Palace Disco) featured not only disco music, but was the first to incorporate special lighting effects, dance stage and musical talent. In 1979, the rink gained popularity by hiring Charles Aybar, a professional roller skater who operated the rink and promoted skate dancing through television, commercials and print media. This caught the eye of the Roller Skating Rink Operators Association (RSROA) which asked Aybar to lead the way via industry conventions. The concept of having disco music and pulsing lights at a rink was at first not very favored by rink operators since the common music then was either live or taped organ music, but later was accepted. During this time, estimates placed by the RSROA had approximately 2000 rinks across the USA, many converting to a disco style rink. By 1984 the fad ended with many rinks closing up.

Television 1979-81 Soap Factory Disco TV Series (syndicated)

1980 CBS Entertainment Worldwide "Happy New Year" show

1981 WNEW TV (NYC) Bill Boggs TV Show Featuring "Roll-A-Palace" Skaters Discoskater (talk) 19:15, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

Discoskater (talk) 02:08, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Mlpearc (open channel) 02:19, 15 September 2016 (UTC)

References

In 1984 the fad arrived in the United Kingdom

The line "In 1984 the arrived in the United Kingdom and many roller discos popped up all over the country" is incorrect and not adequately referenced. I remember there being Roller Discos in the Greater Manchester area in 1980/81 which were already established - I left Manchester in 1982 so can place the date as before then. I cannot provide any reference to my experience however, using the BBC talking heads TV programme I Love 1984 as a reference is very flimsy given the nature of its production. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Andyh2o2 (talk • contribs) 07:51, 1 February 2019 (UTC)