acis516 Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 We are thinking of opening an indoor play area with inflatable castles and slides. It will be along the lines of Pump it Up, and we need to find out costs for the castles. i am hoping someone will be able to help point me in the right direction.
Shortness Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 http://www.bouncingsouls.net/products.php?gclid=CPD13IvtwpECFRsTawodRmPfCg http://www.nextag.com/inflatable-castle/search-html Here's a couple I found. Not sure if it's exactly what you want, but there are a lot to choose from.
spwalkhen Posted February 14, 2008 Posted February 14, 2008 We run an inflatable (delivery) company. You can purchase an inflatable for about 1500 all the way to 5000. Depends on quality obviously. Becareful about the china inflatable's thier life expectancy is not so good. Cutting edge has some awesome inflatables. www.cuttingedgecreations.com A great place to look for information http://www.moonwalkforum.comthey have tons of information, insurance, state regs., and someone is always around to offer info, or help. Thats how we got started. We belong to the Space Walk partnership http://www.herecomesfun.com And this is our local site http://www.wncbouncers.comIt is a lot of fun! Not sure where your located or I could give you more info on your location. Some states require inspections, and most require a minimum of 1,000,000 liability ins. Depending on your inflatable choices your cost could be somewhere between 3000-15000 a year. If you have any questions, I will be happy to help, or find you the right answers!
acis516 Posted February 15, 2008 Author Posted February 15, 2008 we live in san antonio, and were looking either apply for a franchise with pump it up or do our own along the lines of pump it up. the inflatables will be used indoors only, but will hopefully used heavily.
spwalkhen Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 My figures could be a little off, but I believe pump it up or Monkey Joes (another cool franchise) run somewhere in the $100,000+ for initial investment. (I think it's closer to the $200,000 mark) If you can find a decent location, and purchase your own, you should be able to get started for a good bit under that. I would target daycares, and home schoolers, play groups etc. at first. Birthday parties would be a good start too. we just had a couple move here from California and open thier own indoor facility www.bouncevilleusa.com I would also try to get inflatables that cater to all ages. The one that moved here isn't equipped to do that. (niether is the monkey joes franchise) they have age limits. A small gift shop with customized cups, t-shirts, socks (that would be cute!) Just some ideas...hope you don't mind!
acis516 Posted February 15, 2008 Author Posted February 15, 2008 thanks sphwalken, that is exactly what we are thinking. pushing for bday parties, and also targeting all of the daycare centers and private schools. i think we are going to investigate what pump it up will provide besides name recognition vs. our own business.
spwalkhen Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 We were thinking about going indoor, but don't know that there really is a market here for it. We do have a MonkeyJoe's opening soon. (sniff) But we do a lot with churches, schools, and festivals. It would do really well here in the winter though. The only real upside I see that I wouldn't have to set it up and take it down all day long! some of ours weigh over 600lbs! We often start at 6am in the morning at get home at 12am! Long weekends, sore backs, and cranky kids. The name recognition is a definate plus, but they also dictate what you can and can't do.
guilliam Posted February 15, 2008 Posted February 15, 2008 We looked into this a couple years ago and the liability insurance was ridiculous. Have you looked into that?
spwalkhen Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 We carry 2,000,000/1,000,000 for our insurance. It is definately a price checking thing. One company vs. another one. Some will give you a quote before you buy and others won't give you a quote until you actually have the inflatables. It depends on what your state requires also.
acis516 Posted February 17, 2008 Author Posted February 17, 2008 is that per inflatable or if you have 8 you are covered. also, if you don't mind me asking what is the ballpark premium for you insurance. you don't have to answer if you don't want. thanks for all your info
GrandmaWK Posted February 17, 2008 Posted February 17, 2008 The indoor play areas are wonderful, good luck in your endeavor,There is one out by Jackson Mi, that my daughter-in-law has the birthday parties for her children, one on March 1,2008, having a hard time waiting,
spwalkhen Posted February 18, 2008 Posted February 18, 2008 Honestly it all depends on the company. I would tell you my premium if I knew! Being that we are partners with Space Walk, they carry our insurance for us. So we don't have a clue, we give a percentage to them to cover that. You could very possibly pay $5000 for one inflatable and have a limit of 3-4 for the same premium, or you could pay 2000, per inflatable. It is really just the company that dictates it. I wish I could be more help in that area, but I just know from when I was price checking 3 years ago. Also, you have some companies that will start you out high, and then you can drop some for "good driving" so to speak.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now