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Trampoline Park Startup Costs: What to Budget
By Luke Schueler, Co-Founder, Shock Trampoline If you’re looking at opening a trampoline park, you’re probably asking the same question everyone asks first: “What’s this actually going to cost me?” It’s a fair question. The honest answer? Startup cost and operating cost are two different math problems. Some decisions lower your upfront spend but create…
Read MoreHow to Open a Successful Trampoline Park, Part 2: Design, Install, and Operations
By Luke Schueler, Co-Founder, Shock Trampoline In Part 1, I walked through the early work: market research, site selection, funding, leases, and budgeting. This post moves from paper to reality: how we design a park that works, install it the right way, and set day-one operations so guests leave smiling and you leave with a…
Read MoreHow to Open a Successful Trampoline Park, Part 1: From Idea to Signed Lease
By Luke Schueler, Co-Founder, Shock Trampoline When someone tells me they want to open a trampoline or adventure park, I’m excited for them, and then I slow them down. The fun part is dreaming up the big stuff, picking signature attractions, picturing packed party rooms, hearing that first-day buzz, and seeing families light up as…
Read MoreBuilding Safer Thrills: How We Invented Shock Adventure Park Attractions
By Luke Schueler, Co-Founder, Shock Trampoline I didn’t set out to be “the trampoline guy.” In the late 2000s, my twin brother, Cody, and I were trampoline park operators trying to build high-quality entertainment facilities. Back then, there were no standards for indoor trampoline parks, no shared rulebook, and certainly no supplier solving the problems…
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