# Trampoline park vending machines: what 7 signed parks report

> A trampoline park visit is planned at 90 minutes, but the most active children spend only about 20 of them jumping; the rest is waiting time.

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- Publication: Dwell Time (https://vendingmachineslocations.com/)
- By: Dwell Time Field Desk
- Edited by: Max Zulsky, Editor, Dwell Time (https://vendingmachineslocations.com/authors/max-zulsky/)
- Published: 2026-10-05 (updated 2026-10-08)

Trampoline parks report the highest median traffic of any venue type with at least 3 counted listings: 100,000 visitors a year across 6 signed parks, all asking 40% of net sales. What a machine sells into is the wait: in RePlay's timing, the most active children jumped about 20 minutes of a 90-minute visit.

**By the numbers**

| Measure | Trampoline parks |
|---|---|
| Visitors a year | Median 100,000, venue-reported (n = 6): 3 parks report 150,000 and 3 report 20,000–50,000; 1 not counted |
| Typical visit length | About 90 minutes, as parks plan it (RePlay, 2018); the most active children jump for about 20 of them |
| Peak times | No public data; ask for the booking and party calendar |
| Who signs | The owner or general manager; at a chain or franchised park, ask who holds the vending rights |
| Venue share | 40% of net sales at all 6 listings that set one; 1 not set yet |
| Machine fit | Cotton candy at all 7 listings; cold drinks for children coming off the courts |

Source: the seven trampoline parks listed on [PinPoint Vending's marketplace](https://pinpoint-vending.com/marketplace) on October 5, 2026, with visitor counts as each park reported them.

## Are trampoline parks good places for a vending machine?

Trampoline parks are good places for a vending machine on both traffic and time. The 6 parks that report a count have a median of 100,000 visitors a year, about 274 a day, and parks plan visits around 90 minutes. At 1.5 hours a visit that is 411 visitor-hours a day, second only to family entertainment centers in our [ranking of vending locations by visitor-hours](https://vendingmachineslocations.com/best-vending-machine-locations/).

A list of parks near a route starts with the chains' own finders. Urban Air alone operated [212 locations in January 2026](https://www.icsc.com/news-and-views/icsc-exchange/urban-air-scales-as-demand-grows-for-family-entertainment), and its [park finder](https://www.urbanair.com/locations/) searches by city, state or ZIP code. IBISWorld counts [378 trampoline park businesses in the US in 2024](https://www.ibisworld.com/united-states/number-of-businesses/trampoline-parks/6449/), 6.2% more than in 2023; because one business can run several parks, that is a floor for the number of parks, not a count.

The limit is the park's own snack bar. A park that runs one can keep outside food out: [Urban Air's FAQ](https://www.urbanair.com/faqs/) bans outside food, drinks and coolers, apart from a birthday cake, cupcakes or cookies. A machine there has to sell what the café does not, or sell when the café is closed or has a line.

Our view: a trampoline park is one of the strongest first placements in the listing data, provided the machine adds something the café lacks. A drinks machine six feet from a drinks counter is the weak version of the same idea.

## How much traffic do the 7 trampoline park listings report?

The 7 trampoline park listings report visitor counts in two clusters. Parks in Anderson and Laurens, South Carolina, and Hiram, Georgia, report 150,000 a year each, while parks in Oxford, Mississippi, Pikeville, Kentucky and Appleton, Wisconsin report 50,000, 32,000 and 20,000. The Oceanside, California listing gives no count and has yet to set its share; the other six all ask 40%. The median of 100,000 matches none of the parks.

| Listing | Visitors a year | Per day (÷ 365) | Pricing tier |
|---|---:|---:|---|
| Anderson, South Carolina | 150,000 | 411 | Premium |
| Hiram, Georgia | 150,000 | 411 | Premium |
| Laurens, South Carolina | 150,000 | 411 | Premium |
| Oxford, Mississippi | 50,000 | 137 | Standard |
| Pikeville, Kentucky | 32,000 | 88 | Standard |
| Appleton, Wisconsin | 20,000 | 55 | Standard |
| Oceanside, California | Not counted | — | Standard |

Three identical counts of 150,000 are round figures, so ask each park what it counts: paid jumpers, everyone through the door, or party guests as well, and check the answer against admissions or ticket scans by month. Waivers alone won't do: Urban Air requires one from every customer who uses its attractions, but only once, so a waiver log counts new jumpers, not visits.

At the median, trampoline parks report twice the 50,000 visitors of the median listing across all 69 that give a count; the [revenue-share study](https://vendingmachineslocations.com/vending-location-data-revenue-share/) sets them beside every other venue type. The pricing tier follows the count: the listings price a park as Premium from 100,000 visitors a year, which is why the 3 largest pay $200 a month and the others $100.

The locator's own write-up of the same seven parks adds the machine side. [PinPoint Vending's account of vending in trampoline parks](https://pinpoint-vending.com/blog/vending-machines-in-trampoline-parks) reports all 7 asking for a cotton candy machine, 3 of them for the Cotton Candy VX2, 3 for the VX and 1 for the ICEE Cotton Candy, and none asking for a snack or drink machine. It also gives a median 62-day wait between signature and an operator taking the placement.

## How long do jumpers stay, and who waits?

Trampoline park visitors stay about 90 minutes, the visit length parks plan around according to Frank Seninsky's February 2018 column in RePlay, but much of that time is spent waiting. Seninsky timed children in parks with a stopwatch: the most active jumped for only about 20 minutes of the 90. For the rest of the visit they stood in one spot or waited in line for the next attraction.

The adults wait longer still, because parents and grandparents who come to watch stay for the whole visit. Some chains make watching free: Urban Air does not charge parents, grandparents or friends to stay and watch. Its all-day admission has no time limit once a guest is in.

Multiply visitors by visit length and the median park offers about 411 visitor-hours a day (274 visitors × 1.5 hours), while a 150,000-visitor park offers about 616. Both figures count jumpers only; every parent on the benches adds to them. How visit length changes the traffic a machine needs is covered in [how much foot traffic a vending machine needs](https://vendingmachineslocations.com/how-much-foot-traffic-vending-machine/).

## What should a trampoline park machine sell?

A trampoline park machine should sell what jumpers and waiting families want and the park's own counter does not stock: cold drinks for children coming off the courts, and a treat for the long waits between turns. All 7 trampoline park listings signed for a cotton candy machine, and the one public case shows a wider mix working beside a park café.

The case is Zero Gravity, a 25,000-square-foot trampoline, [laser tag](https://vendingmachineslocations.com/vending-machine-laser-tag-go-kart/) and arcade center in Mounds View, Minnesota, profiled by [Vending Times in February 2024](https://www.vendingtimes.com/articles/vending-upgrade-pushes-zero-gravity-to-higher-sales/). Its owner added a cotton candy machine, a popcorn machine and a third glass-front drink machine, and stocked more ice cream bars in a robotic ice cream machine. The magazine reported that the center's arcade, food and beverage revenue quadrupled from 2021 to 2023, after a new owner bought it in January 2022, so the machines are one cause among several.

Two details from that case are worth carrying to other parks. The owner said a touchscreen candy kiosk averages $300 a week, and the magazine found that machine, which caters largely to children, takes 40% of its payments in cash. Across the center's snack and drink machines the cash share is about 20%, so a machine that children use should take cash as well as cards.

Drinks still come first for the jumpers themselves. When Seninsky entered the business, about six years before the column, a few franchisors told him children leave the courts "not hungry, they're just thirsty," so parks added drink vending and planned food around a bottle of water. He then described families leaving to eat at a fast-food restaurant or a nearby entertainment center, spending another $5 to $10 a head that the park failed to capture. That argues for a treat as well as a drink.

## Where should the machine go in a trampoline park?

In a trampoline park, the machine belongs where adults sit and wait and where jumpers walk off the courts. That means beside the parent seating along the court wall, in the corridor to the party rooms, or on the exit path past the front desk. Keep it out of the walkways jumpers use in grip socks and clear of the court entrances, where staff need an open view.

Each of those spots earns its place differently. Parents at the court wall are the longest-staying adults in the building; the party corridor sees every guest of every party; and the exit path catches families on their way out, when children have stopped jumping.

Check power before agreeing on a spot. A machine that needs its own circuit has to stand where one already runs, and an extension cord across a walkway is not an option. The [rules for placing a machine inside a venue](https://vendingmachineslocations.com/vending-machine-placement-inside-venue/) give the reach, clear-floor and exit measurements.

## What does a Premium-priced trampoline park cost and pay?

A Premium-priced trampoline park listing costs $2,000 to enroll, $1,600 of it a refundable deposit, plus $200 a month for at least 16 months, and pays the park 40% of net sales. Assume an $8 sale and the agreement's $1.80 cost of goods: each sale nets $6.20, the park takes $2.48 and the operator keeps $3.72, so 54 sales a month cover the fee.

| Term | Premium (3 parks) | Standard (4 parks) |
|---|---:|---:|
| Enrollment fee (refundable part) | $2,000 ($1,600) | $1,000 ($800) |
| Monthly placement fee | $200 | $100 |
| Placement fees over the 16-month minimum | $3,200 | $1,600 |
| Operator's cut of an $8 sale at 40% of net | $3.72 | $3.72 |
| Sales a month to cover the fee | 54 | 27 |
| Visitors a month (venue-reported ÷ 12) | 12,500 | 1,667–4,167 |
| Share of monthly visitors who must buy | 0.43% | 0.65–1.6% |

Assumptions: an $8 price and a 40% share of net sales, treating the $1.80 cost of goods in the agreements as the operator's whole cost per sale, before card fees. The Standard column uses the 3 Standard parks that report a count. The table is an illustration, not a forecast.

On those terms the 150,000-visitor parks need about 1 buyer in 230 visitors to pay the fee, and the 20,000-visitor Appleton park needs about 1 in 61. The listings charge the monthly fee for as long as the machine is placed, slow months included.

Upkeep terms differ between listings, so read each one. The three Premium listings (Anderson, Hiram and Laurens) make day-to-day cleaning the operator's job under the host agreement, while the four Standard listings make it the venue's. Price your own service time before you sign.

## Who signs at a trampoline park?

At an independent trampoline park, the owner or general manager signs the host agreement; at a chain or franchised park, ask first whether vending is the location's decision or the brand's. The 7 listed parks signed their host agreements between July 8 and August 11, 2026, and each of the questions below deserves an answer before any signature.

1. How many admissions did you record in each of the last 12 months, and how many new waivers?
2. How many parties do you book on a typical weekend, and where do the guests sit?
3. What does your café or counter sell, and when does it close?
4. Where do parents sit while children jump, and is there an outlet nearby?
5. Who cleans the machine day to day, and who can reach it after hours?
6. Is vending your decision, or does a brand or head office hold the rights?

Building the call list itself, from public directories to the first pitch, is covered in [how to find vending machine locations](https://vendingmachineslocations.com/how-to-find-vending-machine-locations/).

## Frequently asked questions

### Do trampoline parks have vending machines?

Some do, beside the park's own café rather than in place of it. Zero Gravity, a trampoline, laser tag and arcade center in Mounds View, Minnesota, runs drink, candy, cotton candy, popcorn and ice cream machines, Vending Times reported in 2024, and all 7 trampoline park listings in the marketplace data signed for a cotton candy machine.

### How long do people stay at a trampoline park?

About 90 minutes is the visit length trampoline parks plan around, according to Frank Seninsky's 2018 column in RePlay. When he timed children, the most active jumped for only about 20 minutes of it, and some chains now sell all-day admission with no time limit.

### Can you bring your own food or drinks to a trampoline park?

Not at Urban Air, which operated 212 locations in January 2026. Its published policy bans outside food, drinks and coolers, apart from a birthday cake, cupcakes or cookies, so families there buy drinks and snacks on site. Check each park's own rules before planning a machine around them.

### What share of vending sales does a trampoline park take?

All 6 trampoline park listings that set a share ask 40% of net sales, meaning sales minus a fixed $1.80 cost of goods per unit; the seventh has not set one yet. On an $8 sale, that is $2.48 to the park.

### How many trampoline parks are there in the US?

No public source counts parks directly. IBISWorld counts 378 trampoline park businesses in the US in 2024, up 6.2% from 2023, but one chain, Urban Air, operated 212 locations in January 2026, so treat 378 as a floor for the number of parks.

## Next step

Before pitching a trampoline park, ask for 12 months of admission counts and the café's menu and hours. Then check whether 1 buyer in about 230 visitors, or 1 in 61 at a small park, is a rate you can believe. Parks that have already signed, with each one's share and fees on its listing, are among the [trampoline parks listed on PinPoint Vending's marketplace](https://pinpoint-vending.com/vending-locations/venue/trampoline-park).

## Sources

- [Frank Talk, February 2018: what's hot and what's not, part two, Frank Seninsky, RePlay Magazine](https://www.replaymag.com/frank-talk-february-2018/)
- [Vending upgrade pushes Zero Gravity to higher sales, Elliot Maras, Vending Times (February 21, 2024)](https://www.vendingtimes.com/articles/vending-upgrade-pushes-zero-gravity-to-higher-sales/)
- [FAQs, Urban Air Adventure Park](https://www.urbanair.com/faqs/)
- [Find an Urban Air near you, Urban Air Adventure Park](https://www.urbanair.com/locations/)
- [Urban Air scales as demand grows for family entertainment, ICSC (January 26, 2026)](https://www.icsc.com/news-and-views/icsc-exchange/urban-air-scales-as-demand-grows-for-family-entertainment)
- [Trampoline Parks in the US: number of businesses, IBISWorld](https://www.ibisworld.com/united-states/number-of-businesses/trampoline-parks/6449/)
- [The Dwell Time vending location dataset: open listings on October 5, 2026](https://vendingmachineslocations.com/data/)