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How to Open an Indoor Playground: Step-by-Step Guide for Entrepreneurs

Date : Dec 16, 2025 Views :

Introduction

Opening an indoor amusement park is becoming a popular business opportunity, and more and more parents need safe and all-weather children’s activity venues. As long as you plan, design, and choose high-quality indoor amusement equipment, you can create a long-term, profitable children’s park.
This guide will take you through the key steps, including startup costs, safety standards, layout design, equipment selection, and how to work with suppliers like NanPlay.

Step 1 — Conduct market research for indoor playgrounds

🍧Identify target customers

According to the age of children, different types of indoor soft play equipment and projects need to be equipped.

🍦Analyze competitors and regional needs

Evaluate the price, quality, project setting, and evaluation of similar children’s parks in the surrounding area, and choose locations with sufficient foot traffic, such as shopping malls, residential areas, community centers, etc.

🍨Decide on the type of indoor playground to open

  • Soft play
  • Adventure theme children’s park
  • Trampoline + Soft Playground
  • Commercial indoor amusement park (shopping mall / FEC)

Step 2 – Understand the Indoor Playground Opening Cost

🍭 Core cost componentsOpening cost ( Venue rent & renovation)

  • Cost of indoor playground equipment
  • Protective facilities and flooring
  • Labor, insurance, brand building
  • Installation and transportation costs

🍫Common investment ranges

Small soft play: lower investment
Medium commercial indoor playground: common budget range
Large-scale FEC integrated amusement park: high investment, high return

Step 3 – Design Your Indoor Playground Layout

🍹 The Importance of Professional Layout

  • Motion line planning
  • Different age groups are divided into different regions.
  • Parent’s rest area
  • Safety evacuation route

🥤Design advantages of NanPlay

  • Customize 2D / 3D indoor amusement park design
  • Multi-theme soft play proposal
  • Modular structure, scalable

You can join the trampoline area, rope course, ocean ball pool, ninja zone, and other popular projects.

Step 4 – Choose high-quality indoor playground equipment

🧁 Common device types

  • Soft Play Park Structure
  • Ocean ball pool
  • Slide & Tunnel Ride
  • Interactive panel
  • Climbing net/rope wall
  • Children’s Zone
  • Trampoline project

🍬The advantages of NanPlay devices

  • High-strength galvanized steel frame
  • Environmentally friendly and non-toxic PVC / EVA soft bag
  • Modular & Customizable
  • Compliant with EN1176/ASTM international safety standards
  • Enhance the design for a commercial indoor children’s amusement park

Step 5 – Follow international playground safety standards

🍋Core standards to be followed

  • EN1176 (Safety of play equipment)
  • EN71 (Safety of Toy Materials)
  • ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)
  • Flame-retardant requirements

🍍 Safety and Security of NanPlay

  • Full coverage anti-collision soft package
  • Non-toxic and environmentally friendly materials
  • Smooth corner treatment
  • Complete security certification information can be provided.

Step 6 – Installation and Post-Installation Maintenance

🍉Why is professional installation needed

  • Equipment installation specification
  • Security check
  • Project schedule planning

🍊 The Importance of Continuous Maintenance

  • Maintenance
  • Daily cleaning
  • Security check
  • Component replacement
  • Software/interactive device upgrade

 🍑One-stop support provided by NanPlay

  • Global Installation Guide
  • Continuous supply of spare parts
  • Lifetime after-sales service

Step 7 – Promotion and official opening

🍓 High Return Promotion Strategy

  • Social media advertising
  • Family blogger / KOL experience
  • Membership card system
  • Birthday Party Package

🍒 Pre-Opening Inspection Checklist

  • Employee training
  • Safety inspection
  • Internal testing operation

FAQs: About opening an Indoor Playground

Q1: How much does it cost to open an indoor amusement park?
A1: Depending on the scale, NanPlay can provide a detailed quote.

Q2: How much space is needed for a children’s indoor playground?
A2: 100–5000 square meters can be designed.

Q3: What safety standards do I need to follow?
A3: EN1176, EN71, ASTM, and local regulations.

Q4: How long does it take to install indoor amusement equipment?
A4: Generally 10–30 days.

Q5: How long is the service life of commercial indoor amusement equipment?
A5: Typically, 5–10 years, regular maintenance can be longer.

How to Open an Indoor Playground: Step-by-Step Guide for Entrepreneurs manufacturer

Conclusion

Opening an indoor amusement park requires planning, compliance, and high-quality equipment. Creating a safe and fun environment can lead to profitability. NanPlay offers a comprehensive one-stop solution, from custom design to certified equipment and global support, to help you bring your theme park idea to life as a successful project.

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