Including affiliated brands Defy, Gravitopia, Planet3, Rockin' Jump, Air Strike, House of Boom and Ryze globally
This website highlights numerous injuries sustained at trampoline parks operated by Sky Zone (previously known as Circus Trix) and its following affiliated brands globally:
All information collected here are from published sources.
The following are excerpts from a Wikipedia entry on the company Sky Zone that operates trampoline parks.
“In 2017, a three-year-old suffered a broken bone at a "toddler time" jump activity offered by a Florida Sky Zone after an impact with a mat, despite a 2015 statement by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons that children under six should not be allowed to use trampolines, due to safety concerns.”
“A news investigation revealed a pattern of recurring injuries at Sky Zone parks, including broken bones. These injuries, the investigation found, were caused by people getting their feet caught in the trampolines' metal frame or by being fallen on by others. A lawsuit connected to this investigation alleges dangerous design flaws, and points to internal Sky Zone worker manuals that warn about the pads, a warning reportedly not given to customers.”
“Adults have also been part of these patterns of injuries. Joba Chamberlain, former New York Yankees pitcher, suffered from extreme blood loss after breaking his ankle at a Sky Zone park in 2012.”
Articles featuring or mentioning Sky Zone (formerly known as Circus Trix) or affiliated brands Defy, Gravitopia, Planet3, Air Strike, House of Boom and Rockin' Jump in the US.
Feb 14, 2023
I did not sign a waiver for a knotted rope in three different spots that was knotted to a railing. That's negligence.”
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“Air Strike's parent company, Circus Trix, operates dozens of trampoline parks across the country. In a court document requesting a list of injuries from the waist down reported at 26 of their parks, the attorney for Circus Trix told the judge there are 'more than 15,000 pages of incident reports.”
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“Investigative Reporter Eric Rasmussen uncovered videos and internal records from Sky Zone that lawyers say reveal hidden dangers and raise questions about whether the company is doing enough to keep customers safe.
“The attitude toward the injuries prior to our [client’s] accident shows me a cavalier disregard for the danger,” said Marty Rosenthal, lawyer for 17-year old Owen Mooney who broke his tibia and fibula while jumping at Sky Zone Boston in 2011. “From our point of view, it's more than a broken leg case. It's four surgeries, a year out of his life, it's some permanent impairment and it's pretty willful or reckless indifference to this hazardous design.”
“Sky Zone’s own incident reports highlight the problem. In report after report, customersdescribe injuries involving either trampoline mats or the protective pads around the metalframe. Mats and pads appear to be of concern for Sky Zone too. An employee manual obtained by 25 Investigates warns workers to “BE AWARE OF THE PADS.”
May 16, 2022
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At Sky Zone in Daytona Beach, a child playing dodge ball needed medical attention last summer.
"A little girl just popped her shoulder out of place. Can I get an ambulance, please?" a manager asked the 911 dispatcher.
Two weeks later, a 19-year-old man reportedly suffered a similar injury.
"I just had someone jump into the foam, possibly dislocated his shoulder," said the employee.
At Sky Zone Space Coast in Rockledge, an 11-year-old boy was screaming as he awaited paramedics to treat his knee injury.
"He was just bouncing, and we tried to get him up and he's just not getting up," the employee told dispatchers.
Jul 12, 2017
“"We learned from our amazing medical team that children of Colton's age should not have been on a trampoline at all. We were completely shocked to hear this. We had no idea," Hill said. "My husband and I would have never put our baby boy on a trampoline if we would have known that beforehand."
She said that they were especially shocked because the trampoline park they went to "specifically advertises for small children. They advertise for toddler time." She said that she signed a waiver before they started jumping but she cannot recall its terms.
Skyzone Tampa did not respond when asked whether it plans to continue its trampoline times for toddlers.
Nov 1, 2019
"I loved going. It was the best trampoline park," says 12-year-old Dylan Nelson of Clovis.
He had been to Defy Clovis before.
But his visit in July, would be his last.
Dec 23, 2019
The injury happened last month at the Sky Zone trampoline park in Plainfield. Harris said he was jumping on the trampoline and trying to dunk a basketball when an awkward landing cracked two of his leg bones in half.
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Amber Worden, a 33-year-old mother of two, told CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver she shattered her lower leg bones while jumping at Defy Trampoline Park in Flint, Michigan, in May.
Continue ReadingNov 4, 2019
About a year ago, a trip to DEFY Hickory left 6-year-old Mark with broken bones. But sometimes, these mishaps are fatal.
In Mecklenburg County, Medic responded to trampoline parks 88 times from January 2016 to November 2018 -- most of the time for traumatic injuries like broken bones.
According to Medic, DefyGravity Charlotte had the most calls during that time period with 30. Skyzone in Pineville had the second most calls at 22.
Jan 23, 2019
Parents of a 6-year-old are upset after their son jumped off a landing into an deflated inflatable this week at the trampoline park Defy in Hickory.
"I didn't know it wasn't proper," Mark Loden, 6-year-old Mark's father told NBC Charlotte. "It wasn't roped off. There was no employee standing there."
Mar 2, 2020
In the lawsuit, Allison Lyons said she was jumping on a trampoline at Defy Louisville where no children under 7 were allowed but kids had gotten onto the trampoline.
In the middle of a back flip, the lawsuit said Lyons had to adjust herself to not hit the children and injured her knee. She said the injury later required multiple surgeries.
Jan 24, 2019
The 13-year-old was rushed into emergency surgery that night to try to minimize the damage. So far he is able to move his arms. But spinal cord injuries often have devastating effects, Makai is currently paralyzed from the waist down.
Defy Clovis issued a statement saying in part, "We look into every incident that happens at our parks with the utmost care for those involved. We are fully investigating this issue and will cooperate fully with all involved parties."
Feb 4, 2019
That’s how Donovan Segura’s mom says he got hurt at Rockin’ Jump in Dublin in 2015. Donovan, just 5 years old at the time, was jumping alone when a middle schooler began to bounce next to him. He lost his balance, hit the hard padded area of the trampoline and broke his leg.
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An ambulance was called to the AirStrike trampoline park Friday in reference to a broken leg, though a witness said the victim’s foot appeared to be nearly cut off at the ankle.
Continue ReadingJul 11, 2019
E.M. was injured at the House of Boom when “another girl jumped off a three-foot ledge and landed on E.M’s ankle, causing it to break.”
Continue ReadingArticles mentioning Ryze trampoline park injuries in UK and Hong Kong.
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The woman, a mother of two who only identified herself as Lee, said on Tuesday that her right kidney was “shattered” and her life “was at stake” after she fell and struck the edge of a foam pool while visiting Ryze Ultimate Trampoline Park on June 7 of last year. “Doctors found that there was a large amount of internal bleeding in my body … The doctor told my husband to be mentally prepared as there was a 20 per cent chance that I might die. The doctor said he had never seen someone with such a severe injury in 10 years and what he retrieved from my body was pieces of my kidney.” Lee also presented a letter from Queen Mary Hospital as proof that she had undergone a nephrectomy, an operation to remove an entire kidney.
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