Urban Air Adventure Park
Formerly known as UATP
Bottom line
- Total investment $3.1M – $8.4M including a $100K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $3.2M/year (median $2.9M). Estimated payback in 17.7 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 56/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 262 loans (below the industry average).
- System growing at 19.9% CAGR over 3 years with 197 total units — strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Urban Air Adventure Park unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
6%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Urban Air Adventure Park units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
38.4%
5.07× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
2.18×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$4.0M
on $12.8M purchase
Total debt
$8.8M
SBA $5.0M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Franchisees operate indoor adventure parks featuring attractions such as trampoline courts, ropes courses, climbing walls, and arcade games targeting families and youth. Day-to-day operations include facility management, staff scheduling, customer safety compliance, marketing, birthday party and event coordination, and maintenance of mechanical attractions.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 13 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Urban Air presents moderate-to-high risk: litigation over royalties, regulatory compliance failures, thin unit growth, and marginal unit economics create a challenging investment landscape despite protected territory.
Score breakdown · what drove the 56 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHActive litigation with franchisees over royalty non-payment and breach of contract suggests systemic franchisor-franchisee conflict and potential cash flow problems at corporate level
- 02MINORRegulatory actions in Maryland and California regarding franchise disclosure indicate compliance failures and potential legal liability exposure for new franchisees
- 03HIGHModest unit growth (7.8% YoY) combined with high capital requirements ($3.1M–$8.4M) and litigation history suggests difficulty in unit recruitment and retention
- 04MINORAverage net income of $324,640 on $3.2M revenue (10.1% margin) is thin for an entertainment venue with $3.1M+ startup costs and 7% royalty drag, resulting in 5-9 year payback minimum
- 05MINORDispute with primary attraction installer (Leap of Faith Adventures) creates supply chain risk and potential cost increases for equipment and maintenance
- 06HIGHHigh franchise fee ($100,000) combined with litigation track record increases financial risk for new entrants with limited recourse
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
30 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Urban Air Adventure Park · FDD (2025) PDF