How Synthetic Ice Cures the Post-Holiday Event Slump

Event organizers often struggle with the quiet months of January and February. The festive lights come down and communities retreat indoors to avoid the cold. You need a powerful attraction to pull people off their couches and back into your venue. A synthetic ice rink serves as the perfect anchor to revitalize your winter calendar.

This attraction works because it engages two distinct groups of people at once. You get the active participants on the ice and the engaged crowds watching from the sidelines.

 

Synthetic Ice Attracts More Than Just Skaters

 

Organizers often assume a rink only entertains the people wearing skates. This view overlooks a massive segment of your potential audience. A rink acts as a stage that transforms your entire venue into a spectator event.

 

Engaging the Power of Observation

 

People naturally enjoy watching others glide across the ice. Parents love watching their children learn new skills. Friends stay to take photos and videos of each other in action. This social dynamic transforms your empty plaza into a bustling social hub creating a lively atmosphere.

 

Generating Increased Dwell Time

 

A critical benefit of the synthetic rink is the increased duration of visitor stays it generates. Spectators are valuable to your bottom line because they choose to linger. A family watching their children skate will stay at your event significantly longer than visitors just passing through. These long stay visitors become the primary customers for your food vendors and merchandise stalls while they enjoy the winter show.

 

Why January and February Events Need Synthetic Surfaces

 

Hosting outdoor events in late winter carries significant risk due to the weather. Traditional ice requires freezing temperatures to stay solid. A sudden warm spell in February can melt a real ice rink and force you to cancel your festivities.

Synthetic ice eliminates this anxiety for organizers. The surface remains skatable regardless of the temperature. You can market your event with total confidence because the rink remains fully operational even on sunny days.

 

The Financial Impact on Winter Events

 

Installing a synthetic rink drives revenue through several different channels.

  • Ticket Sales generate immediate income from visitors renting time on the ice.

  • Vendor Revenue increases because the rink keeps hungry and thirsty crowds on site longer.

  • Social Media Activity rises as visitors share photos of the unique white surface.

Maximizing Sponsorship Revenue

Corporate sponsorships represent a significant and critical income stream for your event. The rink perimeter offers highly visible advertising space that local businesses covet. You can easily charge premium rates for banner placement on the safety fencing surrounding the skating area. This positioning guarantees their logo is prominently captured in countless photos and videos shared by skaters and spectators alike. The rink essentially becomes a giant community billboard ensuring excellent return on investment for your sponsors.

 

Turning Your Venue into a Visual Magnet

 

The bright white surface of a synthetic rink stands out against the grey backdrop of late winter. This visual contrast catches the eye immediately. Passersby notice the movement and the bright surface from the street or across a parking lot.

This curiosity draws people in. It gives families a compelling reason to leave the house during the dreary weeks of late winter. The rink becomes a photo opportunity that visitors naturally want to share online. This user generated content acts as free advertising and drives even more traffic to your location before the season ends.

 

Creating a Community Hub

 

The most successful winter events provide a place for connection. A synthetic ice rink invites people to gather and interact in a way that few other attractions can match. It offers an active experience for the energetic visitors and a cozy viewing experience for everyone else.

Focusing on this shared experience ensures your January and February events remain lively and profitable.

At Jumping Jacks Events, we have been bringing the fun of synthetic ice skating to Springfield, Missouri with a commitment to making your event seamless and memorable. Based right here in the community, we offer a range of premium synthetic surfaces from intimate backyard setups to large event rinks with perimeter fencing. These offerings are paired with services designed to take the stress off your plate. Complete installation and dismantling are included. Surface quality? We ensure every panel is clean and prepared for peak glide performance before it arrives. Safety and maintenance? Our surfaces and perimeter equipment are regularly inspected to meet high standards ensuring your guests can skate worry-free. 

We know every event is unique so we tailor our offerings to fit your budget and needs. While costs depend on factors like the size of the rink, the inclusion of skate rentals, and specific lighting packages, you can expect transparent pricing that reflects our full-service promise.

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Benefits You Can Expect

Hassle-Free Full-Service Experience

From delivery and setup to tear down and pickup, or even full staffing, we handle the heavy lifting so you don’t have to. Our team ensures everything is in place and ready to go, letting you focus on enjoying your event rather than managing logistics.

Top-Notch Cleanliness and Safety

We take pride in delivering spotless, well-maintained inflatables that are thoroughly cleaned and inspected before every rental. With Jumping Jacks, you get peace of mind knowing your guests are bouncing in a safe, hygienic space.

Flexible Rental Options

Whether you need a bounce house for a few hours or an entire weekend, we offer rental periods that fit your schedule—often including weekend-long options at no extra hassle. It’s all about making your event as convenient and fun as possible.

Wide Variety of Fun Choices

With an extensive selection of inflatables—from classic bounce houses to combo units with slides and obstacle courses—we’ve got something to match every party theme or age group.
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How It Works

Step 1: Schedule your event

Pick your date and bounce house, then let us know the details with a quick call or online quote. We’ll confirm availability and lock in your spot so you’re set to go.

Step 2: We'll handle the details

Our team takes care of details, delivery, setup, and safety checks, ensuring everything’s clean, secure, and ready before your guests arrive. We'll even inform you if we need additional information.

Step 3: Enjoy your event

Kick back and watch the fun unfold as your guests bounce away, knowing we’ll handle the tear down and pickup afterward. It’s your party—make the most of it stress-free!

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Common Questions

Yes. Once we have set up your rental and inspected it, we leave it in your care to make sure it stays in good rentable condition. The only exception is normal wear and tear. You may purchase an additional damage waiver that will cover any unintended damage caused to our unit. See next question to learn more about the damage waiver.  Please read all of our contracts and literature to understand the importance of using our equipment with suggested rules and guidelines.

The damage waiver covers up to $2000 per contract in accidental damage of rental equipment. The damage waiver does NOT cover theft, vandalism, silly string, misuse and/or abuse. The damage waiver does NOT cover missing equipment. Jumping Jacks will bill for any and all missing equipment at new replacement cost.

It’s Simple! Pick out the inflatables that work best for your event & add it (them) to your cart. When you’ve made your selection begin the checkout process.  We take care of the rest from reservation and delivery to pick-up. 

No deposit is required to reserve however we do require a signature on your agreement before we schedule delivery. The balance is due before we set up for your event.

Our pricing is simple. Most items are priced for up to 3 days of rental time. 

Yes, please give us a call or email us to set up a time to meet.

Yes, we carry liability insurance above state requirements. We provide a copy for every event if requested.

Yes. To maintain high quality inflatables, please remove shoes before entering the jump space. This helps keep our inflatables clean and reduces wear.

Unfortunately, weather can be a challenge. Your safety is our primary concern. If unfavorable weather conditions, including rain, snow, and/or high winds, are in the immediate forecast our staff will contact you no later than 2 hours before your event. If an event cannot be moved inside, an alternative rental date can be discussed or a full refund can be given. All changes in rental times/dates must be made before the inflatables are delivered.

Staffing is available upon request & at an additional cost. Call us to find out more information. (Our rental prices do not include staffing.)

We typically connect one blower to a 15 amp circuit and two blowers to a 20 amp circuit. If the inflatables are farther than 100 feet from a power source, then we can provide a generator at an additional charge.

It takes about 30 to 45 minutes to set up a single inflatable and about 30 minutes to deflate and load in the trailer. This time frame varies on the quantity of inflatables.

All of our units are available on a first come, first serve basis. You may make reservations as late as the day before your rental. However, keep in mind that inflatable units are in high demand, especially during the warmer months of the year. Therefore, it would be best to make your reservation as soon as possible.

We clean and sanitize our inflatables regularly to ensure customer satisfaction. We thoroughly clean every rental every week and between every rental. If your child has a need for it to be extra clean, please let us know when you rent, and we’ll touch up on site.

In order for us to maintain the cleanliness of our units and to provide our customers with the best possible inflatable rentals, we deliver and set up the inflatables. This personalized customer service allows you to finish any last-minute party planning. We do have some items that are available for pick up. 

All water sprinklers should be turned off in the area where the inflatables will be set up. Also, please clear the area of all rocks, sticks or any other sharp objects. A 15 amp electrical outlet within 100 feet of each inflatable is required. We will be driving stakes in the ground so the possibility of hitting a shallow phone line or irrigation line is rare, but possible.  This will be the renters responsibility to repair. Please make us aware of any underground utilities that you think could be a concern and we will do our best to avoid these areas.

The space required to set up varies by unit. The sizes of the units are listed in the descriptions and please allow 2′ additional space on all sides of the unit.

Our inflatable units can be set up on just about any flat surface. We would prefer to set up in a grassy area.  The surface needs to be clear of any rocks, sticks or other sharp objects. If you’re not sure where to set it up, we can help you decide when we deliver your rental.

Local deliveries require a $295 minimum to be included with price (within 20 miles of our warehouse).  If the request is under $295, we will bring the balance to $295 or you can pick it up. 

A mileage charge of $8.50 per mile one way will be incurred after the first 20 miles. In most cases, we have to go out and come back twice, once for delivery and once for pick-up, making the cost $2.12/mile.  Please call with any special requests and we will be glad to assist! 

*With the ever-changing fuel prices, this rate may change before it is shown on this page.

We will arrive at your location at least 30 minutes before your stated event start time for weekday and special events and promptly set up your rentals. Some days this might need to be significantly earlier due to volume of rentals for the day. There will be no extra charge and you will still have the inflatable for the duration you paid for. We will give you a brief overview of rental operations to make sure you feel comfortable.

Depending on our pick up schedule for that day we will be there to load up at the end time of your event, or even a couple hours later than your event ends.  If your event space is rented, or for any other reason you need it removed by a certain time please make us aware if this time and we will do our best to make it happen.

If you have a weekend rental, we will contact you on the Thursday the week of to notify you of our delivery time on Friday. All weekend rentals will be picked up on Monday unless otherwise discussed. We begin pick up as early as 7am. Please try and have the unit inflated on Monday so we can inspect it and tear it down properly.

Due to our amazing customers, we are able to offer an amazing cancellation policy. If you need to cancel, we ask that you let us know before the morning of your delivery. If you’ve paid in advance, we’ll refund whatever has been paid. All we ask is communication. Please don’t wait till we are at your door step to let us know about your cancellation. We are able to offer this policy because our customers have communicated well with us the over the years and we want to provide the best service possible.

If on the day of the event you decide you would like to extend your event longer than what you have scheduled for, we are happy to try and make this work. Contact us as soon as possible. An additional fee may apply221

Delivery Policy

When an order meets or exceeds our minimum the first 20 miles from our warehouse in Springfield, MO is free. Any area over 20 miles may incur an additional delivery fee of $8.50/mile one way. This breaks down to $4.25/mile for delivery (there and back; $2.13/mile round trip ) and $4.25/mile for pick up (there and back; $2.13/mile round trip).
When the order does not meet our minimum, we will have to make the order match our minimum and then follow the delivery fees listed above.
Order Minimum: $297
 
Unfortunately, due to insurance restrictions, customer pick-up is not available on most products.

Delivery Locations

SpringfieldNixaRogersville – Willard – RepublicOzark – Bolivar* – Fair Grove – Marshfield* – Strafford – Mansfield* – Battlefield – Lebanon* – Branson*
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Weather Policy

Weather can be crazy around here, which can make it hard to plan your event. We like to think we have one of the most flexible refund policies around. If your event has to be cancelled due to weather, we’ll give you a full refund. The refund will post within 3 business days after cancellation. Here are some key things to keep in mind.
  1. We won’t cancel on you till no later than 2 hours before the event. Believe me we want it to work as much as you do.
  2. If you need to cancel, please give us plenty of notice so that we aren’t loading up or on our way first.
  3. If you have a weekend long rental, the cancellation will be at your discretion. Weather will not prevent us from setting up. except in Fall months, weather may require we only set up for your event only.
We are also more than happy to try and reschedule. Just remember we may already have your items booked and may not be able to accommodate it.

Whatever the circumstance, we will work with you.