Why These Three

Most franchise cost pages list a single number per brand and stop there. That is not how anyone actually decides. A buyer looking at a jump-park franchise is usually choosing between the same few systems, in the same metros, for the same families, so the useful comparison is a line-by-line one between those systems.

This page compares three. Two are the largest national trampoline franchise systems in the United States, each with hundreds of parks open and parks in most of the metros where Funbox operates. The third is Funbox’s indoor inflatable park. Every figure comes from each system’s own franchise disclosure document. We have described the two trampoline systems rather than named them, because the point of the page is the numbers, and the numbers are all in the public filings for anyone who wants to check them.

For clarity, we call them Trampoline System A (the larger and longer-established of the two) and Trampoline System B (the faster-growing multi-attraction system).

The Comparison at a Glance

The headline gap is capital. At the low end, Funbox’s indoor park is about $2.4 million less than System A and about $2.3 million less than System B. The rest of this page explains how much of that gap is real and how much is simply a smaller building.

Capital: How Much of the Gap Is Just a Smaller Box

All three ranges are dominated by the building. System A’s model parks average 31,410 square feet; Funbox’s indoor format is specified at 12,000 to 22,000. Divide the capital by the floor and the gap narrows. At 15,500 square feet, Funbox works out to roughly $55 to $105 of capital per square foot. System A at its 31,410-square-foot model-park average lands at roughly $103 to $181.

So the inflatable format is cheaper per square foot as well as in total, but by less than the headline suggests. A good part of the saving comes from taking a smaller box. The detail on why that box also has to be taller, which pushes the rent up, is in the format comparison.

Fees: Higher Royalty, Lower Total Load

Funbox’s royalty is the highest of the three, at 8 percent against 6 and 7. That is worth stating plainly, because it is the line a buyer feels every month.

Marketing changes the picture. System A adds a 3 percent brand fund and 4 percent local advertising after the first month, so royalty plus required marketing comes to about 13 percent of sales. System B’s brand fund is currently zero, with local marketing currently at 5 percent, for about 12 percent, and its filing allows the brand fund to rise to 5 percent. Funbox adds local advertising of the greater of $1,000 a month or 2 percent, for about 10 percent. On total fee load, the inflatable park comes out lowest of the three.

Capital matters too. Borrowing roughly $2.3 million less at the low end means, at a 9 percent loan rate, about $200,000 a year less in interest. Royalty, marketing and debt all pull in different directions, and only the full model tells you which system wins in your market.

Revenue: What Each System Has Published

Revenue is where the comparison gets harder, because each system publishes a different kind of figure.

System A’s 2025 filing reports average gross sales of $2,238,859 across 97 franchised parks, with average EBITDA of $624,793. Its parks of 16,000 to 22,500 square feet, the closest in size to an inflatable park, averaged $1,785,515. Its 31 model parks, at 25,000 square feet and up, averaged $2,929,843 with EBITDA of 30.4 percent. System B reports its 123 standard parks by quartile, from an average of $1,939,750 in the bottom quartile to $4,960,132 in the top, with EBITDA margins from 10.4 to 23.2 percent. Funbox publishes all four of its indoor parks for 2025, from $1,065,189 to $2,825,728 in gross sales, with EBITDA margins of 24 to 36 percent.

Read those carefully before setting them against each other. A quartile average is not a system average. Model parks are not all parks. Each system defines EBITDA in its own filing. And three of Funbox’s four parks opened during 2025, so their figures are partial years. The one full-year Funbox park turned $2,825,728 on 15,500 square feet, which is about $182 per square foot. System A’s model parks, at their 31,410-square-foot average, come to about $93.

Some outlets have sold and earned these amounts. Your individual results may differ. There is no assurance that you’ll sell or earn as much.

The full breakdown of what the parks earn, line by line, is in the profitability analysis.

The Costs That Do Not Show Up in Either Number

Equipment replacement. Funbox discloses a 24-month usable life on indoor inflatables, with one possible 12-month extension, at $150,000 to $200,000 a set. Neither trampoline filing summary states a mandated replacement interval for beds, pads and nets. That does not mean they last forever. It means the cost is not disclosed, which is a question to ask both systems directly.

Insurance. Insurers place trampoline courts in a higher injury-risk class than inflatables and price them accordingly. Get a quote for each format in your state before you compare totals.

Rent. A smaller footprint at a higher rate per square foot can still win on total rent. Run your own local numbers.

Which One Fits

System A suits a buyer with the capital for a large box and a market with plenty of school-age and teen jumpers. It has the longest track record and the lowest royalty.

System B suits a buyer who wants the widest attraction mix and has a large budget. Its standard-park range is close to System A’s, and its published margins are the thinnest of the three.

Funbox suits a buyer who wants a lower capital entry, a smaller footprint and a younger age range, and who accepts a higher royalty, offset by lower required marketing, and a disclosed equipment replacement cycle as the trade.

Whichever way you lean, ask each system for its current FDD and read Items 5, 6, 7, 19 and 20 side by side. The guide on how to read a disclosure document shows where each number sits, and the full cost guide breaks the Funbox budget down line by line.

If the inflatable format is on your shortlist, ask the Funbox franchise team for the current FDD and run the comparison with your own market’s numbers.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a trampoline park franchise cost?

The two largest national trampoline systems file investment ranges of about $3.2 million to $5.7 million and, for a standard park, $3.1 million to $5.8 million.

Is an inflatable park franchise cheaper than a trampoline park franchise?

Yes. Funbox’s indoor inflatable park files at $855,000 to $1,630,000. Per square foot the gap is smaller, because the inflatable format uses a smaller building.

Which has the higher royalty?

Funbox, at 8 percent, against 6 and 7 percent at the two trampoline systems compared here. Once required marketing is added, Funbox’s total fee load is the lowest of the three.

Which earns more per park?

The trampoline systems report higher total revenue per park, because their parks are larger. Funbox’s one full-year park earned more per square foot. The published figures are different types (average, model park, quartile, all parks), so compare them carefully.

Sources

1. Funbox Franchise, LLC, 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, issued 2 April 2026, Items 6, 7 and 19, California DFPI registry. https://dfpi.ca.gov/search-result-detail/?id=564837&type=org

2. Franchise disclosure documents of two national trampoline park franchise systems (2025 and 2026 issues), as summarized by franchise research publishers, and one system’s published April 2025 Item 19. Accessed November 2026.