Big Air Trampoline Park Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Big Air Trampoline Park franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Big Air Trampoline Park discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Discloses 15 franchisees' 2025 performance across three tiers. Tier 1 avg profit $1,041,670; Tier 2 avg $613,988; Tier 3 avg $110,686. Revenue ranges $1.8M–$4.5M. Cherry-picking: only units open full 12 months; excludes struggling/failed units.
What a Big Air Trampoline Park franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $60,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 8% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $2,511,500 – $4,570,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
6% royalty, 2% min advertising ($5K/mo floor), 1% national marketing (starting Jan 2025), POS $1,200/mo, tech $300/mo, surveillance $3,500/yr.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Big Air Trampoline Park system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 21 |
| Ceased operations | 1 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 4.8% of outlets |
1 Missouri location ceased 2023; 1 company unit closed 2025. Strong recent growth but small sample.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Big Air Trampoline Park worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 8% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $2,511,500 | pricier than 94% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 4.8% of outlets | worse than 71% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Big Air Trampoline Park
The franchisor's framing: Discloses 15 franchisees' 2025 performance across three tiers. Tier 1 avg profit $1,041,67… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Big Air Trampoline Park franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Big Air Trampoline Park franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $2,511,500–$4,570,000, including a $60,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Big Air Trampoline Park franchise owners make?
- Discloses 15 franchisees' 2025 performance across three tiers. Tier 1 avg profit $1,041,670; Tier 2 avg $613,988; Tier 3 avg $110,686. Revenue ranges $1.8M–$4.5M. Cherry-picking: only units open full 12 months; excludes struggling/failed units. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Big Air Trampoline Park franchise fees?
- Big Air Trampoline Park's FDD discloses a $60,000 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 8% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. 6% royalty, 2% min advertising ($5K/mo floor), 1% national marketing (starting Jan 2025), POS $1,200/mo, tech $300/mo, surveillance $3,500/yr.
- What is the Big Air Trampoline Park franchise profit margin?
- Big Air Trampoline Park does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Discloses 15 franchisees' 2025 performance across three tiers. Tier 1 avg profit $1,041,670; Tier 2 avg $613,988; Tier 3 avg $110,686. Revenue ranges $1.8M–$4.5M. Cherry-picking: only units open full 12 months; excludes struggling/failed units. Recurring fees alone take about 8% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Big Air Trampoline Park franchise failure rate?
- 1 Missouri location ceased 2023; 1 company unit closed 2025. Strong recent growth but small sample.
- How many Big Air Trampoline Park locations are there?
- Big Air Trampoline Park's FDD reports 21 total outlets, with 1 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Big Air Trampoline Park have complaints or lawsuits?
- Big Air Trampoline Park discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Big Air Trampoline Park franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Big Air Trampoline Park scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 8% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Big Air Trampoline Park or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.