Launch Family Entertainment Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Launch Family Entertainment franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Launch Family Entertainment discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
FY2025: 14 parks (10 Adventure, 4 FEC). Median gross revenue $2.08M; EBITDA 22% median. Data excludes 8 trampoline parks, incomplete reporters. Legacy formats may differ materially.
What a Launch Family Entertainment franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $225,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Total initial investment | $9,426,644 – $18,698,767 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Reservation/initial fees deferred until franchisor completes obligations and franchisee opens
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Launch Family Entertainment system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 29 |
| Ceased operations | 2 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 2 |
| Closure rate | 6.9% of outlets |
2 ceased operations in 2025; 35 signed agreements not yet opened
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 Launch Family Entertainment worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Startup cost | from $9,426,644 | pricier than 96% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 6.9% of outlets | worse than 80% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
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 Launch Family Entertainment
The franchisor's framing: FY2025: 14 parks (10 Adventure, 4 FEC). Median gross revenue $2.08M; EBITDA 22% median. Da… 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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Launch Family Entertainment franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Launch Family Entertainment franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $9,426,644–$18,698,767, including a $225,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Launch Family Entertainment franchise owners make?
- FY2025: 14 parks (10 Adventure, 4 FEC). Median gross revenue $2.08M; EBITDA 22% median. Data excludes 8 trampoline parks, incomplete reporters. Legacy formats may differ materially. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Launch Family Entertainment franchise fees?
- Launch Family Entertainment's FDD discloses a $225,000 initial franchise fee. Reservation/initial fees deferred until franchisor completes obligations and franchisee opens
- What is the Launch Family Entertainment franchise profit margin?
- Launch Family Entertainment does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: FY2025: 14 parks (10 Adventure, 4 FEC). Median gross revenue $2.08M; EBITDA 22% median. Data excludes 8 trampoline parks, incomplete reporters. Legacy formats may differ materially. Recurring fees alone take about a fixed cut 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 Launch Family Entertainment franchise failure rate?
- 2 ceased operations in 2025; 35 signed agreements not yet opened
- How many Launch Family Entertainment locations are there?
- Launch Family Entertainment's FDD reports 29 total outlets, with 2 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 2 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Launch Family Entertainment have complaints or lawsuits?
- Launch Family Entertainment discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Launch Family Entertainment franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Launch Family Entertainment scores C on disclosure honesty. 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 Launch Family Entertainment or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.