Sky Zone plots more expansion — here's where

Sky Zone is expanding its footprint as it eyes its 300th location milestone.

The indoor trampoline park chain announced today it will be opening five new locations, with sites in Oregon, Texas and three more in California by the end of the year. The leases follow a slate of upcoming new parks including Boynton Beach, Fla., Mountlake Terrace, Wa. and Lincoln Park, Ill. as the chain moves towards 300 parks nationwide.

"Opening new Sky Zone parks in Texas, California and Oregon will give us market share in strategic target markets," said Shawn Hassel, CEO of Sky Zone, who joined the company in January. "We continue to capitalize on real estate opportunities where there are growing numbers of young families building demand for our business and leasable former retail spaces that perfectly fit our large footprint and model."

The new park locations are as follows:

• Happy Valley, Ore.: Located at 11900 SE 82nd Ave., the 49,760-sq.-ft. location was formerly occupied by Nordstrom and will mark Sky Zone's third park in Oregon.
• Frisco, Texas: Set for development at 3333 Preston Rd #1500, the former 37,500-sq.ft. Stein Mart, conversion marks Sky Zone's fourth location in Texas.
• San Jose, Calif.: In the Westgate Center Mall at 1600 Saratoga Avenue, the 34,811-sq.-ft. location will bolster the company's Northern California footprint.
• Santa Clarita, Calif.: Located in Centre Pointe Village at 26573 Carl Boyer Dr., the space once occupied by Babies”R”Us will transform into a 30,000-sq.-ft. park and further increase the brand's presence in Southern California.
• Huntington Beach, Calif.: Developing Sky Zone's California footprint, the 40,000-sq.-ft. park will open at 7777 Edinger Rd. in the South Bay's Bella Terra center.

In a previous email to Chain Store Age, Sky Zone said it locates new sites through a combination of advanced analytics, along with a “great broker network,” to determine consumer demand. The company says it leverages “creativity” to convert a closed grocery store, movie theater, or big box retailer available in the right trade area into a Sky Zone park.

Founded in 2004, Sky Zone is headquartered in Provo, Utah, and owns, operates and franchises over 270 parks across the country.