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Hop to it: “Big Bounce America” brings its recordbreaking
bounce house to Floyd Bennett Field for
10 days, starting on July 26. Big Bounce America
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World’s biggest bounce house comes to Brooklyn
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By Aidan Graham This party is blowing up!
An enormous inflatable playground is
bounding into Brooklyn! “Big Bounce America”
will bring its record-breaking bounciness to Floyd
Bennett Field on July 26, giving both children and
adults a chance to shed their shoes and have some
inflatable fun, according to the company’s founder.
“It’s the biggest bounce house in the world — that’s
according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
That’s the focal point of the event,” said Cammy Craig.
“We also have a giant inf latable obstacle course, and
another section that’s full of different space-inspired
inf latables for people to play on.”
That bounce house, a giant monument to jumping
joy that is larger than a baseball diamond, features a
ball pit, climbing towers, basketball hoops, and a deejay
station to keep the party hopping, said Craig.
“That’s really where the party is,” he said. “We’ve
got a lot going on in there, from limbo competitions,
dance competitions, dodgeball. It’s really interactive
and fun.”
Those with a competitive bounce in their step can
take a turn climbing inf latable walls and pushing
through blow-up barriers on “The Giant” — an airfilled
obstacle course that spans nearly the length
of three football fields — and try and beat the twominute,
40-second course record, said Craig.
“The giant obstacle course really brings out the
competition element. People are running around
trying to beat each other,” he said. “It’s actually very
difficult, but it’s achievable.”
Guests can also take a trip to the otherworldly
“AirSpace” section, which features gigantic spaceshipthemed
slides and alien-inspired mazes, which are
designed to be picture perfect spots for selfies,
according to Craig.
During the bounce house’s 10-day stint in
Brooklyn, visiting slots are cordoned off for various
age groups: toddlers, little kids age 4–7; big kids age
8–14; and adults. Each age group will have its own
three-hour session; and those who are simply young at
heart are the largest-growing segment of the bouncy
community.
“We’ve always had adult sessions, but this year
we’ve got one every night — and the demand for it has
been crazy,” said Craig. “We usually sell about 6,000
to 8,000 tickets, and a lot of that is adults.”
Big Bounce America at Aviator Sports and
Events Center 3159 Flatbush Ave. at Floyd Bennett
Field in Marine Park, (833) 428–0889; www.
thebigbounceamerica.com. July 26–Aug. 4. Times
vary. $30 ($25 kids, $17 toddlers).
Out of this world: Big Bounce America features a separate, spacethemed
inflatable park filled with slides and mazes.
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