Top 10 Most Popular Bouncy Castles of 2020
Thanks for joining us for (possibly) the most coveted awards to have ever graced the inflatable party hire industry!
While we don't have any favourites, our customers do - and that's why this list exists.
Making it in the top 10 is serious business. Some of our castles have put in the hard work almost every single weekend, specifically to bring fun to as many kids parties as they can. We've allocated the awards based on the castles that have been booked out the most by our customers.
Here's what everyone's been booking:
Number 10: Kings and Queens
It didn't take us long to realise why the Kings and Queens castle is so popular. We've been told numerous times by parents that they're fine with any design - just that the castle MUST have a slide. Well, Kings and Queens has two. A small one for smaller kids and a bigger one for bigger kids. Both are accessible from the jumping area and given that there's another separate playing area for smaller kids, it goes without saying that this is the major draw card for parents selecting this castle.
Number 9: Mega Combo Slide
A lot of parents come looking for a bouncy castle, some realise a slide might be a better option. Mega Combo is longer than most of our backyard range, but not as wide. It's been a fantastic solution to areas where it could be hard finding something that fits. The jumping area is still spacious, with a climbing wall nearby that leads to the top of the double slide.
Activity based inflatables are fantastic for all ages - especially older kids. It's a good idea to get something that's more challenging for older children, rather than expecting them to enjoy bouncing around on something smaller.
Number 8: Adventure Playcentre
Affordable castle? Check. Castle with activities for younger kids? Yes. Fits 99.999% of backyard and front yard spaces? You got it. There hasn't been a weekend that they adventure playcentre hasn't gone out in over 5 months, firmly earning it's spot in the top 10.
Our customers love the idea of the ball pit. You can hire from us ($15) or buy from K-Mart (roughly the same price) or use some that you might already have at home - it's up to you.
Number 7: Octopus
Octopus is proud to be our new bouncy castle. Suitable for anyone under 4, it's been booked out almost every day of every weekend. Not surprisingly, it's also taken a trip out to West Wave Pool and Leisure Centre.
Yes, it got wet, but that's totally beside the point.
It's fun and its under most ceilings (if you wanted to move the party inside or take under covers). Parents have loved how suitable it is for younger kids and isn't as intimidating as some of the much larger options.
Number 6: Crocodile Waterslide
As soon as we turn the corner into summer, our waterslides go absolutely ballistic. Croc fits in the middle of what we offer (in terms of price) but boasts TWO SLIDES.
It's been to school galas, birthday parties as well as a few trips out of Auckland. We end up turning away a lot of bookings for this waterslide, but our customers have been more than happy to switch to another two lane waterslide or our shark waterslide as an alternate option.
Number 5: Jungle Castle
We bought our jungle bouncy castle because it has animals on it. Our safari castle is similar with the giraffe on the front. But we didn't know how popular "Wild One" birthday parties were, until we started to list them.
In fact, we didn't even know that they existed.
I don't know what to say, Jungle is simply just one of those castles gets booked out far in advance, with organised mums who are proactive in planning their kids birthday parties (a big thank you for all that you do).
Number 4: Obstacle Dual Bouncer
This obstacle castle is a staple for all of our large events. Every time an organiser books equipment with us, we end up allocating them a few different castles - obstacle dual bouncer is included essentially every single time.
It's so popular because kids can race through it and we've had no problems letting our customers wet the inflatable to make it a bit more challenging.
We have a smaller version which fits in backyards as well and is quite popular for older children too.
Number 3: Themed Castles
Our themed bouncy castles are all made up to USA standards. You don't find many (if any) this high quality or robust in New Zealand. What does this mean for your party? Well, we genuinely believe that these bouncy castles are the best value for money that you can find.
We can guarantee that the kids will enjoy it and their families will be impressed with this castle. Why? Because we field calls and texts from mums and dads who have asked for "the exact same castle that we saw the other week at another party".
If you've got enough space and it fits the budget, these are the ones to pick from (or read below for our most popular).
They have an tall internal slide, large area to bounce around in, as well as a climbing wall and a basketball hoop. You will struggle to get the kids out of here.
Number 2: Coloured Bubble
What would we do without coloured bubble? Popular for all genders and parties for kids under 5. If it's a small get together, you'll be sorted with this bouncy castle.
The only trouble is finding a date where it's not booked. This is pretty hard considering that there have been over 120 difference occasions coloured bubble has been requested to be booked, but it's already been allocated to someone else.
Number 1: Our Personalised Happy Birthday Range
What's better than a bouncy castle for a birthday party? A bouncy castle with your child's name on it.
This range is something to remember and most certainly something worth putting on Instagram.
The unit itself is the same as our themed range, but we personalise the banner on the front - with emojis too of course, for the birthday child (that's yours to keep).
Again (yes I know we're repeating ourselves here) but it's the only of it's kind in the country and really sought after. Popular for big birthday parties (the castle caters towards any number of kids) and also milestone birthdays too (1st and 5th Birthdays) are really popular for this hire.
If you need any help picking one our our bouncy castles, check out our guide to picking the right castle (there's also a discount code at the bottom of the guide for you to use).
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