
Urban Air Adventure Park
Adventure parks- 2022 Franchise 500 Rank
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#46 Ranked #55 last year
- Initial investment
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$3.4M - $5.7M
- Units as of 2021
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153 200.0% over 3 years
Company Overview
About Urban Air Adventure Park
- Industry
- Recreation
- Founded
- 2011
- Parent Company
- UATP Management LLC
- Leadership
- Jay Thomas, President & CEO
More from Urban Air Adventure Park
We Put The Venture In ADVENTURE!
Urban Air is much more than a trampoline park. We’re an experiential destination hub! Urban Air park customers rely on us for special events and opportunities to make lasting memories with their families, kids, and friends in an active environment.

Why Urban Air?
Urban Air is the world's largest indoor adventure park with 160+ open parks & 180+ in development. Our remote ownership allows over 50% of our franchisees to own multiple parks in markets other than their home market.

Consumers love us
- $468,000,000 in sales (2021)
- 300,000 birthday parties hosted in past 12 months
- 19 million pairs of socks sold annually
- Over 5 million icees sold annually.
- Record sales in 2021
- 28% EBITDA (all not just the top quartile).
- $2,800,000 in AUV
We are seeking Multi-Unit investors who hire general managers to handle day-to-day operations while engaged in the business. Top-performing parks provide great experiences that deliver great revenue and profits.
Many of our franchisees have diversified their business portfolio with Urban Air. With two businesses in one, the Urban Café fast-casual restaurant defines the dining experience inside our parks.
More Than Just An Adventure Park

From a single park built from the hands of our CEO to an award-winning top franchise in the nation, our brand is loved and highly desired. We are in the business of creating unique experience - memories for the whole family. Urban Air realizes that it has a bigger role to play in the community other than just making money. Urban Air realizes that it provides a service that impacts the lives of families. This is the reason we continue to be a leader in the market today. It's also why both customers and investors are eager to be part of the Urban Air story.
Top 10 Reasons Why Urban Air is an AWESOME Investment

- We are fast innovators and market leaders.
- Urban Air's unique atmosphere creates barriers to entry for others and the competition can't keep up.
- Each Park is uniquely designed, while creating a brand that guests recognize around the U.S. and soon-to-be globally.
- Our data-driven approach and systems are in place to allow our franchisees to monitor each park's performance and identify opportunities for continued improvement.
- Urban Air Adventure Park supplies attractions at a fraction of the cost of what competitors would charge IF they even had access to the attractions like ours.
- Safety and Training is a top priority. Urban Air records all incidents and has some of the best incident rates in the industry.
- Landlords and developers love having our brand as one of their tenants.
- We identify the top locations, in the trade area, while doing an analytic study on each location.
- Our marketing platform is unique, measurable, and leverages data.
- With insights into our type of guests, we are able to identify the right markets as well as understand how to effectively market to our guests around a park.
Franchising Overview
- Franchising Since
- 2014 (8 years)
- # of employees at HQ
- 95
- Where seeking
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This company is seeking new franchisees throughout the US.
This company is seeking new franchisees worldwide.
- # of Units
- 153 (as of 2021)
Franchisor Information
Information for Franchisees
Here’s what you need to know if you’re interested in opening a Urban Air Adventure Park franchise.
Financial Requirements & Ongoing Fees
Here’s what you can expect to spend to start the business and what ongoing fees the franchisor charges throughout the life of the business.
- Initial Franchise Fee
- $100,000
- Initial Investment
- $3,380,908 - $5,684,158
- Net Worth Requirement
- $1,500,000
- Cash Requirement
- $750,000
- Veteran Incentives
- 10% off franchise fee
- Royalty Fee
- 7%
- Ad Royalty Fee
- 5%
- Term of Agreement
- 10 years
- Is franchise term renewable?
- Yes
Financing Options
Some franchisors offer in-house financing, while others have relationships with third-party financing sources to which they refer qualified franchisees.
- Third Party Financing
- Urban Air Adventure Park has relationships with third-party sources which offer financing to cover the following: franchise fee, startup costs, equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, payroll
Training & Support Offered
Franchisors offer initial training programs and a variety of ongoing support options to help franchisees run their businesses.
- On-The-Job Training
- 76 hours
- Classroom Training
- 76.5 hours
- Ongoing Support
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Purchasing Co-opsNewsletterMeetings & ConventionsToll-Free LineGrand OpeningOnline SupportSecurity & Safety ProceduresLease NegotiationField OperationsSite SelectionProprietary SoftwareFranchisee Intranet Platform
- Marketing Support
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Co-op AdvertisingAd TemplatesNational MediaRegional AdvertisingSocial MediaSEOWebsite DevelopmentEmail MarketingLoyalty Program/App
Operations
Additional details about running this franchise.
- Is absentee ownership allowed?
- No
- Can this franchise be run from home/mobile unit?
- No
- Can this franchise be run part time?
- No
- # of employees required to run
- 80
- Are exclusive territories available?
- Yes
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