Sorry for the late response - never got an alert for this question. Currently open skate tickets are only available online. This applies to all ticketed events at the rink for the time being.
Yes you should be able to pay at the front desk like normal times. I do not think COVID has affected this. I would say try calling, but I have run into that being difficult to get a live person. However, they may have updates on the prompts. We play Hockey there so we don't have to pay each time so I am not 100%.
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