The hassles of bouncy castles — let’s talk about them frankly!
Hi everyone! My name is Maxime, and I’ve been living surrounded by bouncy castles for almost 6 years. I install them, I repair them, I clean them, I dream about them at night sometimes (nightmare or fantasy? I don’t know). Anyway, today I’m going to talk to you about the most common problems with these charming colorful monsters. Spoiler: it’s not always a party.
🎯 The classic move: the castle that doesn’t swell
You plug in the wind tunnel, you wait for an explosion of joy, and then… nothing. Radio silence. You check 3 times if you plugged into the socket, you change the extension cord, you accuse the city’s electricity of sabotage — anything but questioning your own bent cable since 2019. Yes, sometimes the problem is just the dead blower. RIP.
💧 The weather? This sworn enemy
The sun is beating down, everything is fine. Then, around 4 p.m., a tropical downpour decides to ruin little Lucas’ birthday party. The result: a soggy castle, slippery like an ice rink, and screaming kids who think they’re penguins. A little pro tip: don’t mess around with waterproof tarpaulins.
🔧 Invisible micro-holes
So this… It’s the classic of “everything was fine, then everything collapsed”. The castle lasts 30 minutes, then it looks like it has lost all will to live. You search, you look, you scratch your head: a sneaky mini-hole has slipped somewhere. And of course, he’s hidden under a seam like a ninja.
🧼 Cleaning: mission impossible?
When the children go out, you have the impression that they have taken part of the castle with them. There’s sand, popcorn, socks (yes, REALLY), sometimes even burst water balloons. And you, you scrub, you disinfect, you curse the very existence of spun sugar, and you pray that the next customer will have a swimming pool instead.
So, why do we continue?
Because despite everything, seeing children laughing out loud is worth a few problems. And that nothing can replace a bouncy castle to transform a garden into a magical kingdom — or organized chaos, depending on the time.
See you soon, and may your castles remain swollen (in every sense of the word)! 🎈
— Maxime, technician of the impossible at Amusement LOL
