Trampoline parks are one of the top, go-to hotspots for family entertainment. These indoor family entertainment centers (FECs) are ideal for hosting birthday parties, get-togethers, or just a random family-fun day. With a total projected market valuation to reach $4.58 billion by 2033, owners and facility operators alike are on the hunt for the best ways to maximize profits while delivering the best family experience possible.
But how? According to the International Franchise Association, “FECs must prioritize technology that improves customer experience and operational efficiency.” Cashless card systems are leading the charge, delivering a secure, convenient, and digital-first experience that trampoline park guests want and deserve.
What is a digital cashless card system? And how does it work? Keep reading because we’ll cover the above, and the benefits of adopting one for you and your guests.
What Is a Trampoline Park Cashless Card System?
A trampoline park cashless card system is a comprehensive, digital payment solution. It features Cash-2-Card® Kiosks, prepaid card payment options, and digital wallets, including wearable technologies.
No matter their payment preferences, guests can simply load their desired amount of cash onto a prepaid debit card or digital wallet to then make transactions quickly and easily throughout the park for:
- Admission fees
- Arcade games
- Park merchandise
- Gaming tickets
- Facility deposits for private parties or functions
- Concession stands
A digital cashless payment system eliminates direct cash handling for your staff and drastically minimizes it for your guests, making every transaction faster and ultimately safer for everyone.
How Easy Is It to Launch and Manage a Cashless Trampoline Park System?
Launching and managing a cashless trampoline park payment system is easy with the right digital payment solution.
Ready Credit’s cash-to-card payment systems are compatible with any POS in place. They’re easy to implement and integrate, requiring minimal IT setup or intervention. Ongoing maintenance is also minimal, however, users can access real-time support if needed.
Training staff is also a quick, intuitive process, requiring zero downtime. Once up and running, staff will no longer have to directly handle cash or devote time to cash drawer reconciliation or arrange for armored cash pickups, significantly improving operational efficiency. Lines will move quickly, enabling even the busiest trampoline parks to deliver a frustration-free park experience that customers will bounce back for again and again.
6 Key Benefits of a Cashless Card System for Trampoline Parks
1. Faster Transactions and Reduced Queues
Instead of clogging up the admissions line or concession queues with direct, cash-based transactions, cash-preferred customers can use a cash-to-card® kiosk to convert their cash into a prepaid debit card. They’ll insert their preferred amount and receive a prepaid debit card.
With their contactless prepaid debit card in hand, they’ll simply tap and go to gain entry or make purchases throughout the park, meaning faster transactions, reduced wait times, and a significantly smoother guest flow. When customers can quickly and easily get what they want anywhere in the park, they’re bound to enjoy their day out even more.
2. Enhanced Security for Guests and Staff
From a safety and security standpoint, the less cash handled and stored in a busy trampoline park, the better. Reducing the risk of external theft, internal embezzlement, and preventable errors from cash-handling will make the park safer and more efficient for staff and guests.
Digital prepaid debit cards are secure, allowing guests to pay easily and safely. They can also track every transaction as they go. Knowing they have a more secure way to pay will boost guest confidence, reassuring them that their funds are protected throughout the establishment.
As for staff members, eliminating manual cash handling will make them less vulnerable to robbery or theft, leading to a safer work environment. They’ll also be able to focus more on improving the guest experience and other valuable job responsibilities.
3. Improved Guest Experience and Convenience
Trampoline park guests want to enjoy your facilities, not waste their time counting out cash and verifying they received the correct amount of change. Instead, guests can easily pay for any service with their prepaid debit cards or digital wallets, including:
- Park admission
- Meals or snacks
- Arcade games
- Photo booths
- Prize machines
- Wall climbs
- Souvenirs, like trampoline park merchandise, including T-shirts and more.
With a modern, seamless, and hassle-free spending experience, guests will enjoy simply using their prepaid debit card throughout the entire visit. When spending becomes quick and frictionless with ReadyCARD® prepaid debit card, guests have more time to explore your facilities and are more likely to spend more.
4. Increased Revenue Potential
Cashless card systems for trampoline parks open the gateway to greater customer loyalty and increased revenue potential. More than 40 years of research shows that guests spend more with cashless systems than when they pay directly with cash. That’s because their digital payment transactions are easier. When making a payment is fast and frustration-free, customers are also more likely to remain loyal, spending more over time.
Shorter queues as a result of faster and easier payment transactions are a golden opportunity to upsell to your park guests by:
- Displaying popular, kid-friendly snacks and drinks at each POS
- Offering family meal deal specials
- Displaying easily accessible must-haves like grippy socks and ponytail holders at every till.
- Create a Trampoline Park Loyalty Program where guests earn points every visit and for every purchase, encouraging them to bounce back in often.
- Encourage spending by creating limited-time offers or deals, such as adding an extra hour of jumping time or free arcade gaming credits.
5. Operational Efficiency and Simplified Reporting
With manual cash handling obsolete, staff will no longer have to engage in manual reporting or reconciliation duties. These processes are automated under a cashless card system, saving staff time and reducing human-made accounting errors.
Such improved accuracy doesn’t stop there. Integrating a digital cash-to-card system with your POS system will also improve sales tracking and inventory management, giving you direct and accurate real-time insights into sales and supplies data.
6. Data Insights and Marketing Opportunities
Real-time access to transaction data allows trampoline park operators to examine and analyze critical data, such as peak spending times and patterns and guest purchasing behavior, and other insights.
Not only is this data critical for making decisions about inventory replenishment or changing products to meet customer demands, but it’s also invaluable for any marketing strategy.
For instance, easily accessing customer spending behavior data will allow you to identify specific customer demographics. By doing so, you can create a targeted promotion that will attract a specific subset of customers and encourage them to visit (and spend) at your park.
Such data will also prove beneficial when creating a tailor-made customer loyalty program or when you want to offer broad-sweeping promotions such as bounce-back offers and more.
Marketing automation allows you to specifically cater to your customer demographic, ensuring a personalized experience. When guests feel their needs are met and their experience at your park is positive, they’re more likely to visit repeatedly, committing their loyalty.
Case Study: How a Trampoline Park Improved Operations
A leading trampoline park knew they wanted to improve their customers’ experience and streamline their operations. With long guest queues, snail-like payment transactions, and the risks of cash handling, there was a clear solution—adopting a digital cashless payment system.
After implementing Ready Credit’s digital cashless payment solutions, the park bounced back again. They witnessed faster customer throughput at admission and their concession stands. Guest satisfaction also significantly increased, with many committing to repeat visits.
Their operational efficiency also improved. Staff had less on their plates by no longer spending time planning or executing manual cash handling responsibilities. With real-time insights and automated reporting, the park observed superior accuracy with automated financial accounting.
Other trampoline parks can also jump into the benefits as quickly as this one did. Ready Credit’s inclusive digital payment systems will enable any trampoline park or family entertainment center (FEC) to experience similar results.
How Ready Credit Supports Trampoline Parks with Cashless Solutions
Ready Credit’s inclusive digital cashless payment solutions support trampoline parks in serving all customers, regardless of their payment preferences. For cash-only guests, converting their physical cash into a prepaid debit card at any Cash-to-Card® Kiosk in the park is easy and secure. That way, no customer misses out on the fun (and no park misses a revenue opportunity) because of a guest’s payment preference.
Guests can also enjoy wearable payment technologies with RFID that they can use to quickly and easily make purchases throughout the park. Plus, they won’t worry about carrying around a payment method as they bounce from one part of the park to another.
Ready Credit’s modular solutions seamlessly integrate with any preexisting point of sale system and other operational infrastructure. This means you’ll give guests a more enjoyable park experience, minus long entry and concession lines and time-consuming payment hassles.
Final Thoughts: The Future of Trampoline Park Payments
Inclusive cashless card payment systems hold the future of trampoline park payments. Today’s park guests want a modern, frustration-free payment experience. It’s on trampoline park operators to deliver that to remain competitive.
Not only do Ready Credit’s digital payment solutions facilitate speedy payment transactions and improve guest satisfaction, but they also create safer and more secure premises for guests and employees.
You don’t have to take our word for it. As one of our many clients reports, “Ready Credit helped us improve the guest experience without complicating operations. We moved faster, served better, and made the whole visit smoother.”
Upgrade your trampoline park today with Ready Credit’s secure and guest-friendly cashless solutions.
