Which costs less to open, Challenge Island or The Bunny Hive?

Challenge Island: $58,465 – $74,050 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16); The Bunny Hive: $126,610 – $330,850 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Challenge Island. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.

How do Challenge Island and The Bunny Hive royalties compare?

Challenge Island: 7% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10); The Bunny Hive: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.

Which has more locations, Challenge Island or The Bunny Hive?

Challenge Island: 177 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44); The Bunny Hive: 32 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Do Challenge Island and The Bunny Hive disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

Challenge Island has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; The Bunny Hive has reviewed Item 19 figures for 11 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Franchise opportunities compared

Challenge Island vs The Bunny Hive

Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

Challenge Island2026 FDD

The Bunny Hive2025 FDD

Initial investment · Item 7

Challenge Island

$58,465 – $74,050

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

The Bunny Hive

$126,610 – $330,850

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

Initial franchise fee · Item 5

Challenge Island

$49,900

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

The Bunny Hive

$42,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

Royalty · Item 6

Challenge Island

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

The Bunny Hive

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

Before you compare

Challenge Island figures come from its 2026 FDD and The Bunny Hive figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Challenge Island: 2, The Bunny Hive: 11). Different groups are not directly comparable.

Financial commitment

Disclosure

Challenge Island

The Bunny Hive

Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

Challenge Island

$58,465 – $74,050

Total initial investment 58465–74050 USD

2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

The Bunny Hive

$126,610 – $330,850

Total single Studio initial investment: $126,610–$330,850 (Item7)

2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

Challenge Island

$49,900

2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

The Bunny Hive

$42,000

2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12

Royalty (Item 6)

Challenge Island

Royalty Fee

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

The Bunny Hive

Royalty Fee

2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

Challenge Island

Marketing Contribution — 2%

2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10

The Bunny Hive

Not available

No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

System scale & health

Disclosure

Challenge Island

The Bunny Hive

Total outlets (Item 20)

Challenge Island

177

Outlets at end of 2025

2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44

The Bunny Hive

Outlets at end of 2024

2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57

Net outlet change (Item 20)

Challenge Island

+27

Calculated: 150 at end of 2023 → 177 at end of 2025

The Bunny Hive

+28

Calculated: 4 at end of 2022 → 32 at end of 2024

Outlet exits (Item 20)

Challenge Island

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

The Bunny Hive

Not available

No complete exit records for a year

Franchising since (Item 1)

Challenge Island

2013

From a verified franchisor listing

The Bunny Hive

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Franchisor founded (Item 1)

Challenge Island

Not available

Not in reviewed records

The Bunny Hive

Not available

Not in reviewed records

Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

Challenge Island

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Full-time franchisees reporting 2025 results

74 territories

other Full-time territories

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Full-time and part-time franchisees reporting 2025 results

$256,315

other High gross revenue per franchisee

2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43

The Bunny Hive

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Studios open full reporting month (3)

$26,703

other High Gross Revenue

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Studios open full reporting month (9)

$23,963

other High Gross Revenue

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55

Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Studios open full reporting month (11)

$25,143

other High Gross Revenue

2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55

+8 more groups in the full report

Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

Challenge Island vs The Bunny Hive: common questions

Which costs less to open, Challenge Island or The Bunny Hive?: Challenge Island: $58,465 – $74,050 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16); The Bunny Hive: $126,610 – $330,850 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Challenge Island. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
How do Challenge Island and The Bunny Hive royalties compare?: Challenge Island: 7% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 10); The Bunny Hive: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
Which has more locations, Challenge Island or The Bunny Hive?: Challenge Island: 177 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44); The Bunny Hive: 32 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 57). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
Do Challenge Island and The Bunny Hive disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: Challenge Island has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 location groups; The Bunny Hive has reviewed Item 19 figures for 11 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

How Franopolis reviews FDD figures