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    Freedom Boat Club vs Rp Illusions

    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.

    Freedom Boat Club2026 FDDRp Illusions2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Freedom Boat Club

    $263,500 – $622,500

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    Rp Illusions

    $1,935,500 – $6,552,500

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Freedom Boat Club

    Not available

    Rp Illusions

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Freedom Boat Club

    6% · percentage of Gross Revenues; subject to Minimum Royalty

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Rp Illusions

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Freedom Boat Club figures come from its 2026 FDD and Rp Illusions figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only Rp Illusions has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Freedom Boat Club

    $263,500 – $622,500
    TOTAL ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22

    Rp Illusions

    $1,935,500 – $6,552,500
    Standard Museum of Illusions — Total: $1935500–$6552500
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Freedom Boat Club

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Rp Illusions

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Freedom Boat Club

    6% · percentage of Gross Revenues; subject to Minimum Royalty
    Royalty
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    Rp Illusions

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Freedom Boat Club

    $100
    Sales and Marketing Support Fee — depending on services requested
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    Rp Illusions

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Freedom Boat Club

    437
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48

    Rp Illusions

    9
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Freedom Boat Club

    +42
    Calculated: 395 at end of 2023 → 437 at end of 2025

    Rp Illusions

    +8
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2022 → 9 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Freedom Boat Club

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Rp Illusions

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Freedom Boat Club

    2011
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Rp Illusions

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Freedom Boat Club

    2011
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    Rp Illusions

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Freedom Boat Club

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    Rp Illusions
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Museum #1 2018 Total Sales; Museum #1 became a corporate outlet in July 2023.
    $1,224,613
    other Museum 1 total sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Museum 2 opened 10/2018
    $198,692
    other Museum 2 total sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Museum 1 opened 9/2018
    $5,607,914
    other Museum 1 total sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    +20 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.

    Freedom Boat Club vs Rp Illusions: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Freedom Boat Club or Rp Illusions?
    Freedom Boat Club: $263,500 – $622,500 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 22); Rp Illusions: $1,935,500 – $6,552,500 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Freedom Boat Club. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Freedom Boat Club or Rp Illusions?
    Freedom Boat Club: 437 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48); Rp Illusions: 9 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 52). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Freedom Boat Club and Rp Illusions disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Freedom Boat Club makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; Rp Illusions has reviewed Item 19 figures for 23 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.

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