Sky Zone Australia is the world's first indoor trampoline park where hundreds of trampolines are connected to form one massive trampoline. Launched in 2004 in Las Vegas Valley by Rick Platt, the original concept was to create a new sport where players soar through the air, bouncing over the trampolines and score points by jumping through hoops. Sky Zone as a sport did not take off as expected but an opportunity arose when local skateboarders wanted to bounce on the courts.
Contents
- Sky Zone Australia
- Stratosphere
- The Pit
- The Wall
- Sky Slam
- Dodgeball zones
- Sky climb
- Sky drop
- Leap of faith
- Laser tag
- Dodgeball
- Sky School
- Skyfit
- Ricky Martin visits Sky Zone Alexandria
- Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
- References
In 2013, Sky Zone officially announced the signing of a master franchise for the entirety of Australia and New Zealand with Strike Entertainment.
Sky Zone Australia
Sky Zone Australia opened its first location in Alexandria, Sydney in May 2014 covers 3000m2 with 180 connected trampolines. Soon after in July 2014, Sky Zone Macgregor opens up a massive 3287m2 making it the largest Sky Zone in Australia followed by Sky Zone Belconnen in Canberra which opened in December 2014 and houses 117 connected trampolines over 1800m2. In 2016, Sky Zone is set to open another park with new concepts in Miranda, Sydney.
The all-ages park offers multiple activities - jumping, climbing and laser tag and runs specialised trampoline fitness sessions known as Skyfit which has quickly become a fitness trend. All parks have the capacity to host multiple kids parties and often runs age-targeted days and events in order to manage the different age groups. Each park also runs Sky School where kids can learn trampoline skills.
Stratosphere
Sky Zone’s core element is jumping. Their jump area is known as the Stratosphere where jumpers take free range on the trampolines. Officials known as Sky Guards are always on standby to ensure strict safety regulations are always adhered to.
The Pit
The Pit is an area where jumpers are able to dive into a pit full of foam or an airbag.
The Wall
This Wall is a performance area where jumpers can use the wall as a trek and run up to do tricks and flips back onto the trampoline.
Sky Slam
Sky Slam is where there is a basketball hoop at the end of the trampoline trek and jumpers can slam dunk.
Dodgeball zones
There are four dodgeball courts where jumpers are rotated on in their own teams or solo participants can be mixed in with other groups.
Sky climb
Scale up climbing walls of various difficulty attached to a safety harness and auto-belay braking system which safely and slowly lowers guests back down.
Sky drop
Participants are dressed in a skydiving suit and helmet and hold onto a bar and are gradually dragged up a slide of up to 14 metres and let go when comfortable to slide back down.
Leap of faith
Participants climb up a central pole onto the jumping platform, then leap out to catch hold of the trapeze. The position of the trapeze can be quickly and easily altered to suit the physicality and confidence of each participant.
Laser tag
Sky Zone Macgregor has a three storey laser tag arena called Sky Land which holds up to 40 players at once.
Dodgeball
Sky Zone encourages groups to get together to form a dodgeball team who compete against each other at the Sky Zone park and winners are sent to the Ultimate Dodgeball Championship in Las Vegas to represent Australia.
Sky School
Sky School is run at each Sky Zone locations during each school term. Children who register for these classes are taught trampoline skills at a basic level through to tricks and flips. Classes catar to beginners, intermediate and advanced levels and are run in classes of six to ten.
Olympic silver medalist in Trampolining and Cirque Du Solei Instructor, Ji Wallace is head coach of Sky School and teaches intricacies of trampolining on different skill levels. Ji has also appointed other qualified teachers to teach at the Sky Zone to which he is not leading.
Skyfit
Sky Zone has taken into the fitness category and introduced trampoline fitness classes called Skyfit. Classes are run by qualified personal trainers and a variety of programs are available for participants of different fitness levels.
Ricky Martin visits Sky Zone Alexandria
In August 2015, Ricky Martin enjoyed a day out with his twin sons, Matteo and Valentino at Sky Zone Alexandria.
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban had a family day out with their girls Sunday and Faith at Sky Zone Alexandria in June 2014. Although Kidman-Urban expected the park to be quiet midweek, the girls enjoyed a one-hour jump session at the popular trampoline park despite the amount of on-lookers.