Welcome to Pump It Up

We are the franchise you have been looking for!

We created the indoor inflatable party center market in 2000 when Brenda Dronkers and Terry Dillenburg, our founders, moved inflatable recreation from the backyards and fairgrounds into a safe and comfortable private indoor party facility in Pleasanton, California. Pump It Up began franchising in 2003 and now has over 240 franchised Party Facilities either open, looking for locations or under development. We are proud that our franchisees have made us the largest franchise chain in the children’s inflatable market.

Being the largest should not be enough for you, however, when you make your decision on investing in a Pump It Up franchise. For you to become a successful franchisee you need more than a franchisor that has a great concept, or a franchisor that is the largest player in its segment. You should be looking for more than high praise and ratings from industry leading magazines (and we have a lot of those). You should be looking for more than just the best name recognition in our segment – and we certainly have that. What you should be looking for is a system that provides its franchisees with great support and cares about them as franchisees. You should be looking for a system that provides its franchisees with the tools they need to run their local businesses at a world class level. You should be looking for a franchisor that is constantly innovating it’s brand and improving on its own performance. You should be looking for a franchisor that not only consults with its franchisees but allows them to participate in directing the future of the company.

At Pump It Up we are committed to providing our franchisees with a great franchise system. We begin our focus on the pre-opening development needs including location development. We continue with comprehensive franchisee and management training supported by world class operating manuals and local training tools. We maintain our relationship with our franchisees by providing them with innovative marketing programs and ongoing operational field and headquarters support. We provide our franchisees with the tools they need to manage and grow their businesses including our proprietary Franchise Management and Reservation system. We are continually working on ways to innovate the brand and stay a long way ahead of the competition.

Pump It Up has created a Franchise Advisory Council and other Task Forces that give our franchisees a voice in formulating the direction of the system. Our franchisees participate with management in ensuring that each program we develop has their input and has been validated based on their local experience. We don’t just consult with our franchisees, we involve them in the future we share.

We work with some of the nation’s leading franchise experts and partners in constantly improving on how we do our job.

Pump It Up’s public relations team provides our franchisees not only with assistance in getting their name out to the local community when they first open, but provide our franchisees, at no cost to them, a continual resource for local public relations ideas and execution. We have created the Pump It Up Birthday Club – an exciting loyalty program.

We have partnered with a leader in IT system development who has designed for us our latest management tool, the Pump It Up Franchise Management System. Our IT system provides you with the interactive tools you need to manage your business and to maximize your party facility. We provide you with your own web page to highlight your local events and promotions as part of the Pump It Up web site. We also give you your own Pump It Up email address so that we can conduct email marketing blasts to your customers.

We have our own proprietary inflatables and have engaged our manufacturing partner to create for us new and innovative inflatables to keep our facilities fresh. Our new Pump It Up Jr. and Pump It Up Minis are our latest creations.

We have the right concept to delight children and meet the needs of today's busy parents.

Our proprietary private, indoor inflatable party facilities provide parents with everything they need to entertain their children and to create memories for a lifetime. Our franchisees and their staff make the day special and they make this a stress free experience for the parents.

Pump It Up provides an action-packed party environment – even without a special occasion.

We have captured the imagination of children because we have designed a system where they can run, jump, bounce, slide, laugh, smile and enjoy themselves like no other party facility can do. We make heroes of their parents when they choose Pump It Up for birthdays or any other special occasions because we are the perfect answer for parents who appreciate the convenience of hosting a special event for their children in a safe, attractive, clean and private environment. The Pump It Up system is leaps and bounds above any other party facility and if you qualify you can become part of this exciting business and family of franchisees.

Learn More about Pump It Up at one of our Discovery Days

Join us for a day of discovery at one of the fastest growing franchise opportunities in America.

To begin the process, please complete the interest application form which is located under the application tab or call 1-866-325-9663. After you become more familiar with Pump It Up, you will likely be invited to join us for Discovery Day in Pleasanton, California (near Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco). At that time, you will get a chance to meet with us and our team and to ask us questions about Pump It Up and how you can fit into our franchise family. We also get the chance to interview you and get a sense whether you have the “right stuff” to be a Pump It Up franchisee. It’s an important opportunity for both of us.