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Insights for Indoor Playground & Trampoline Park Operators
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IAAPA Expo 2026: 1,350 Exhibitors, a 630,000 Sq Ft Floor
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IAAPA Expo 2026 puts 1,350 exhibitors across 630,000 sq ft in Orlando. What the October 29 announcement says and how a park buyer should plan the trip.
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Trampoline Park Property Tax: The $125,000 Exemption Math
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A $1.2M equipment invoice is taxed again as business personal property. Texas year-one math, percent-good tables, the new $125,000 exemption and deadlines.
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Trampoline Park Consolidation: Four Chains, One Lease Test
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Four chains opened boxes of 30,000 sq ft or more in 2026 while four older parks lost their leases. The dividing line was term and footprint, not brand.
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Indoor FEC Adds a 3G Ride: What 24 Seats Change for Owners
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A 24-seat, 3G ride just opened inside a UK family park. The throughput math, the building checks, and three ways to win back the 12-to-16 cohort.
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Trampoline Park Equipment Shipping: What a Container Adds
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Ocean freight ranged $7,514 to $10,565 per 40 ft container on China to US lanes in the week to 30 October 2026. The arithmetic, converted and explained.
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Trampoline Park Ceiling Anchors: 29 Hook Plates That Failed
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CPSC recalled 25,541 sensory swings after a ceiling plate separated 29 times. What that joint means for nets, pods and courses hung in your park.
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Trampoline Park Depreciation: The Invoice Decides $356,000
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Two identical trampoline park builds can deduct $10,700 or $1,707,088 in year one. The difference is how the equipment invoice splits four cost buckets.
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Ball Pit Cleaning Has No Standard, So the Drawing Decides
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No standard sets a bacteria limit for a ball pit. Depth, drainage and wash throughput decide whether your pit survives year one, with the arithmetic.
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Trampoline Park OTA Commission: A 20-30% Tax on Bookings
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GetYourGuide charges 20-30% per booking. On a S$27.20 hour sold at S$23.99 a park keeps as little as half of gate. The math and the cannibalisation test.