Franchise opportunities compared

    Sky Zone vs Urban Air Adventure Park

    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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Sky Zone

    $234,600 – $6,400,210

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Urban Air Adventure Park

    $2,852,887 – $7,944,050

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Sky Zone

    Not available

    Urban Air Adventure Park

    $100,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    Royalty · Item 6

    Sky Zone

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Urban Air Adventure Park

    7%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • Sky Zone and Urban Air Adventure Park disclose more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Sky Zone: 7, Urban Air Adventure Park: 14). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Sky Zone

    $234,600 – $6,400,210
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    Urban Air Adventure Park

    $2,852,887 – $7,944,050
    2026 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Sky Zone

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    Urban Air Adventure Park

    $100,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Sky Zone

    6%
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Urban Air Adventure Park

    7%
    Royalty fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Sky Zone

    3%
    Advertising fee — 3%
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18

    Urban Air Adventure Park

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Sky Zone

    245
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 75

    Urban Air Adventure Park

    206
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Sky Zone

    +48
    Calculated: 197 at end of 2023 → 245 at end of 2025

    Urban Air Adventure Park

    +23
    Calculated: 183 at end of 2023 → 206 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Sky Zone

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Urban Air Adventure Park

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

    Sky Zone

    2009
    From a verified franchisor listing

    Urban Air Adventure Park

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

    Sky Zone

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Urban Air Adventure Park

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Sky Zone
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned U.S. Model Parks open and operating throughout the 2025 Report…
    18 parks
    other Model Parks met or exceeded average EBITDA percentage count
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 72
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned U.S. Parks, 16,000–22,500 sq ft size group, reporting year end…
    $3,288,661
    other 16,000–22,500 sq ft maximum Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisee-owned U.S. Parks, 22,501–25,000 sq ft size group, reporting year end…
    $2,015,495
    other 22,501–25,000 sq ft average Gross Sales
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 73
    +4 more groups in the full report
    Urban Air Adventure Park
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised 2.5 Adventure Parks in the 2nd Quartile for Gross Sales
    $3,714,314
    other Table 3 2.5 Parks Q2 gross sales Avg.
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 71
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised 2.0 Adventure Parks open one to three years, 2nd Quartile Gross Sales
    $3,229,085
    other Table 2 subset of 2.0 Parks open one to three years Q2 gross sales Low
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised 2.0 Parks, 3rd Quartile Gross Sales group
    $2,861,538
    other Table 1 2.0 Parks Q3 gross sales High
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 70
    +11 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.

    Sky Zone vs Urban Air Adventure Park: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Sky Zone or Urban Air Adventure Park?
    Sky Zone: $234,600 – $6,400,210 (2026 FDD · Item 7); Urban Air Adventure Park: $2,852,887 – $7,944,050 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Sky Zone. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Sky Zone and Urban Air Adventure Park royalties compare?
    Sky Zone: 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18); Urban Air Adventure Park: 7% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 18). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, Sky Zone or Urban Air Adventure Park?
    Sky Zone: 245 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 75); Urban Air Adventure Park: 206 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 73). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Sky Zone and Urban Air Adventure Park disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Sky Zone has reviewed Item 19 figures for 7 location groups; Urban Air Adventure Park has reviewed Item 19 figures for 14 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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