A Chicago-based indoor trampoline and play park chain is planning to open its first Ohio location at SouthPark Mall in Strongsville by mid-2027, moving into a 55,000-square-foot storefront left vacant when Dick's Sporting Goods relocated within the mall. Soar N Bounce will bring wall-to-wall trampolines, rock-climbing walls, obstacle courses, inflatable basketball courts and arcades to the space, along with a separate play area for toddlers and dedicated spaces for birthday parties and other events.
The vacancy opened up after Dick's Sporting Goods, now rebranded as Dick's House of Sport, moved into a larger space at the mall formerly occupied by Sears, according to Cleveland.com. That internal shuffle freed up the storefront Soar N Bounce will now occupy. The chain said in a statement that it has grown from a single park into a multi-location brand serving communities across the country, and that its experiences are designed with families in mind, adding that “every kid deserves a place to run, jump, climb and be a kid.”
Soar N Bounce already operates parks in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Indiana, plus an indoor toddler playground in New Jersey, according to the same report. The Strongsville location will be the company's sixth trampoline park and its first foray into Ohio. Southpark's general manager, Kurt Reddick, is overseeing the mall's ongoing tenant changes as the property continues shifting away from traditional department-store anchors.
Safety Oversight and Trained Staff
The company said its equipment is certified and its staff are trained in routine safety protocols, with an emphasis on safety built into how the park operates. In Ohio, indoor trampoline parks and other interactive active-play attractions fall under state oversight from the Ohio Department of Agriculture Division of Amusement Ride Safety & Fairs, which inspects structural framing, padding and emergency systems before issuing annual operating permits.
National injury data underscores why that oversight matters. The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates more than 100,000 trampoline-related emergency room visits occur annually across the United States, with children ages 5 to 15 accounting for roughly 90 percent of those cases, per data cited by Market.us Media. About 34 percent of pediatric trampoline injuries reportedly happen at commercial trampoline parks specifically, largely from jumper collisions and awkward landings.
Crowd control has also become a live concern for the region's trampoline venues. In January, hundreds of unsupervised juveniles overcrowded a Sky Zone trampoline park in Highland Heights, sparking fights that forced nearby retail stores to temporarily lock their doors and prompting the mayor to call for stricter chaperone policies and nuisance ordinances.
SouthPark's Broader Retail Reshuffle
Soar N Bounce's arrival is one piece of a larger reshuffling underway at SouthPark Mall this year. Lucky Shoes consolidated its three SouthPark locations into a single store in early August, bringing together all of its brands under one roof directly across the aisle from one of its previous spots on the lower level near Macy's. Aeropostale also relocated from the mall's center-court area to a remodeled, larger space on the lower level near Dillard's, opening in its new spot at the beginning of August and continuing to sell casual apparel and accessories for men, women and teens.
Aerie, meanwhile, temporarily relocated within the mall while its original space was renovated, making room for Offline by Aerie, the brand's activewear-focused concept, which opened next to Aerie on July 30. SouthPark Mall, at nearly 1.68 million square feet and home to more than 170 specialty stores, is the largest enclosed shopping destination in Northern Ohio. It is owned by Spinoso Real Estate Group, a national real estate firm that has steadily recruited experiential and active-lifestyle tenants since taking over the property.
That strategy was also on display last month when Bodybar Pilates opened a 14-reformer studio at the mall, and it fits a national pattern of malls converting vacant big-box space into active-entertainment draws as traditional retail foot traffic declines. The trend has already reached Strongsville beyond SouthPark's walls, with Play Haven Cafe opening as a family-focused indoor play lounge at nearby Strongsville Plaza in November 2025.
