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After much demand, Sky Zone has launched a new foam pit and SkySlam (basketball slam dunk) court at its Rocklin, CA facility. The new state-of-the-art court will be a model for new facilities moving forward, making Sky Zone the ultimate 3-D play experience more than ever before! Click here for video.

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In the topsy-turvy world of trampolines, everything that goes down must come up again. Back in the 1960s, trampoline parks were, much like hula-hoop competitions, a big fad. But they were done in by personal-injury lawsuits and had long been forgotten by most people, including the two men largely responsible for their contemporary rebirth: the father-and-son team of Rick and Jeff Platt.

Here is the original pitch: Let's create a new "3-D" pro sport that involves a giant trampoline, two rotating hoops suspended 7 feet in the air and players who score by jumping through the hoops with the ball.

Jeff Platt is not just another success story; he’s a Washington University success story. Platt is the owner of a major franchise called Sky Zone, an idea created during his time as an undergraduate at the Olin Business School. Sky Zone, a recreational facility composed entirely of trampolines, has grown to incorporate five locations across the United States.

After striking gold in Chesterfield and Las Vegas, Rick Platt and his son, Jeff, plan to expand their SkyZone Trampoline Center LLC business nationwide with eight new facilities by the end of next year.

When Rick Platt started SkyZone three years ago, he couldn't get a bank to back the project. Platt approached lenders with a plan to link trampolines to form an enclosure the size of a small basketball court -- something that had not been done before. His idea was to develop a game using the SkyZone court and charge admission fees. "I thought it would be cool to own my own sport," he said.