Fun Services of K.C. llc

from Discovering De Soto Summer 2021 Get Out & Play

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Get Out & Bounce and Jump!

When you step inside the warehouse of Fun Services, you’ll find a colorful array of gigantic wrapped bundles. Each unfolds and becomes an inflatable adventure for birthdays, neighborhood and city events, churches, and businesses. Catering to both small and large crowds, Fun Services has an incredible amount of entertainment venues available:

Moonwalks, Obstacle Courses, Slides, Combo Units, Crawl-throughs, Sports

Games, Carnival Rides & Games, Casino Parties, Mechanical Bull Attractions, Entertainers, Concessions & Catering, Tents, Tables & Chairs and even 20 ft Get Out & Bounce and Jump!

Air Dancers in several colors!

Shown at right inset box, an original Crane Game from the 1960’s.

For almost 50 years, FUN SERVICES has been bringing Bounce Houses and fun products to residents, organizations and businesses across the Midwest. Located just off K-7 in Western Shawnee, this local business offers an enormous collection of inflatables and more! Fun Services of K.C. entertainment business has weathered a challenging Get Out & Bounce and Jump! year with many of its events cancelled due to pandemic restrictions. The first round of PPI loans brought their 15 full-time employees back to work. “With kids needing to burn off energy, we had more individual rentals,” said Zach Wilson, owner of Fun Services of K.C. “The past year we utilized the time for repairs and maintenance.” Games and inflatables are always kept clean and sanitized at Fun Services. “With Covid, things were stepped up,” Zach informed. “We’ve learned a lot over the years and pride ourselves in our impeccable safety record.” The rides are safely secured with tall metal spikes and thick sand bags. The company’s reservation system monitors the weather with a text alert system based on zip codes. The system reports when winds are over 15 mph and residents/ organizations/businesses are notified to shut off rides. The business carries full liability insurance and can add an additionally insured person or company. With safety measures secured, the public can enjoy bouncing and jumping joys!Get Out & Bounce and Jump!

–Rose M. Burgweger, Discovering De Soto Publisher/Editor

Fun Services of KC began when Zach’s parents started the franchise back in 1973. They ventured up to Chicago, where Bill Thompson, The Chicago Acmee Novelty Company began the franchise. For $10,000 one could get trained to set up and sell an assortment of carnival games. They returned to the area with a trailer full of inflatables. Son Zach Wilson “grew up” in the business. “It was easy, beause I worked and always had money...but it was tough on weekends, and in the cold and hot weather,” said Zach. Shown at right are three generations of the Wilson family–Tom, Zach and Dalton. Zach handles the day-to-day business. Dalton is learning the ropes of how to run the business, in hopes of taking over one day. Tom can often be found at events still setting up and supervising. A wonderful tribute of passing down the traits of perseverance and hard work, and keeping a business strong and thriving throughout the years.

One of Zach’s first jobs was to put small toys into the egg carton holes. “I would fill up three egg cartons (36 pieces) and put that all into one bag and tape it up,” Zach remembers. “This was done before I could count.”

Watch Fun Services Kansas City YouTube Video on their website home page for an aerial view of events and attractions they offer.

photography by RMB prints and Fun Services of K.C.

Fun Services of K.C. llc 7803 Meadowview Drive Shawnee, Kansas 913-441-9200 https://FunServices Midwest.com “I always thought I’m happy to do a job that makes people smile–the stuff I do makes kids smile.”

–Zach Wilson, Owner Fun Services of K.C. Inc.

ZACH WITH SON DALTON IN 2021 Shown below is just a small sampling of the variety of inflatables available at Fun Services of K.C. llc. You can find a complete listing with photos, rentals by age and more on their web site https://FunServicesMidwest.com There is a huge inventory of bounce houses with several available of the more popular ones, such as the Racing Cars and Princess Castles. People frequently call requesting Star Wars, Ocean Themes and the dearly-loved “Cow.” In normal business years, 4th of July requests need to be made a year in advance. Some of their biggest clients have included Honeywell, Amazon, Old Shawnee Days and traditional “pay to play” school carnivals.

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