Complaints are often followed up by a series of phone calls or emails. “And they’ll send me a picture of the place.”įor now, the state is focused on educating both businesses who own bounce houses and the people who rent them. “They are the ones who call me on the phone and say ‘Are you aware there’s somebody set up, and how come they are doing this?'” she said. What he does mind is being undercut by bounce house companies that don’t follow the rules.Īmazing Jumps and other state-certified companies often charge more than bounce house vendors who either don’t know about the state law or choose not to follow it.Īt the New Mexico Regulation and Licensing Department, program manager Paulina Braiman-Robinson says bounce house operators are getting very good at policing themselves. “If something tragic was to happen, at least our insurance would be able to help out with that.”
And the required $3,000,000 insurance policy isn’t cheap, either.Īragon said he hasn’t had to use his insurance policy, but doesn’t mind having to pay. There’s a cost that comes with requirements, including an thorough going-over of the inflatable by a professional carnival ride inspector. When the state started enforcing the requirements of the Carnival Ride Insurance Act in 2011, Bobby Aragon, owner of Amazing Jumps, was among the first to meet them and get an official certificate. “They might get some bumps and bruises here and there, but nothing major has happened the whole time I’ve rented it,” he said. He isn’t worried about wind or anything else. Whitney first rented an inflatable playhouse ten years ago. And it’s a hit with the crowd assembled to celebrate his son’s birthday.
Once the obstacle course is unrolled, inflated and staked down by massive spikes, it takes up almost the entire back yard. And as such, it needs to be registered, inspected and insured according to state law. What Whitney rented from a company called Amazing Jumps may look like a big, fluffy funhouse, but the state of New Mexico considers it a carnival ride. “We’ve always got the basic jumper,” Whitney said. ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – The 40-foot-long inflatable obstacle course slowly popped into shape in Delano Whitney’s back yard on the west side of Albuquerque.
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