Party Kidz

What Party Kidz does

Party Kidz is a privately held, founder-operated party entertainment rental business founded in 2000 by Kevin Kruger and based in the Hamptons and North Fork region of Long Island, New York. The company supplies a comprehensive catalog of children's party entertainment elements — including inflatables (bounce houses, water slides, obstacle courses), mechanical rides, dunk tanks, petting zoos, specialty performers (magicians, DJs, face painters), carnival games, balloon decorations, fun foods, and party rentals (tents, tables) — delivered directly to customer venues such as private backyards, beaches, and event spaces.

The business is fundamentally an event-services operation with minimal proprietary technology. The technology footprint is limited to a Wix-hosted website (partykidzny.com), a single Facebook page, a Yahoo email, and phone-based booking via (631) 765-2500. There is no mobile app, no API, no e-commerce transaction capability, and no AI/ML components; booking, quoting, and event coordination are handled manually by the founder and a small team leveraging 25+ years of local relationships with performers and venues.

The revenue model is purely transactional: customers request custom quotes via phone, scope an event (birthday, bar mitzvah, graduation, backyard BBQ), and pay one-time rental and service fees for the selected entertainment package. The go-to-market motion is sales-led and event-driven, relying on direct phone contact, the company website as an information/discovery resource, and word-of-mouth referrals reflected in on-site testimonials. The customer base consists entirely of individual families and event hosts in affluent Long Island communities (Southold, East Hampton, Southampton, Watermill, Westhampton, Bridgehampton, Riverhead, Sagaponack, Sag Harbor, Mattituck), with no enterprise or institutional clients.

Name

Party Kidz

Legal name

Party Kidz

Website

https://partykidzny.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Party Kidz is a founder-operated, mobile children's party entertainment rental company serving the Hamptons and North Fork of Long Island, NY. It delivers inflatables, mechanical rides, water slides, petting zoos, performers, and party rentals directly to family events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Children's Party Entertainment Services

NAICS

Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71), Amusement Parks and Arcades (7131)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Birthday Party Services (HSACACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Kids Party Entertainment (Clowns, Magicians, Characters) (HSACACAG), Party Games, Activities & Interactive Entertainment (HSACACAJ), Party Favors, Gifts & Custom Merchandise (HSACACAM)

Keywords

• Party equipment rentals
• Inflatable bounce houses
• Children's event entertainment
• Mechanical rides rental
• Balloon decorations

Headquarters

HQ city

Southold

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Event Entertainment Rentals and Services: One-time rental and service fees for kids party entertainment including inflatables, mechanical rides, water slides, petting zoos, specialty acts, and party rentals. Revenue is transaction-based, driven by individual event bookings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Party Kidz rents and operates children's party entertainment and equipment for family events, including inflatable bounce houses and slides, mechanical rides, water slides, petting zoos, specialty themed acts, fun foods such as cotton candy and popcorn, party rental items such as tables, chairs, and tents, and balloon decorations. The company targets families hosting children's birthdays, bar/bat mitzvahs, graduations, and backyard parties across Long Island, NY, with a focus on the Hamptons and North Fork regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inflatables
• Mechanical Rides
• Water Works
• Petting Zoo
• Specialty Acts

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Big Bounce America: Operator of large-scale inflatable bounce house experiences and parties for kids and families, comparable in core product (inflatables) and customer (families seeking party entertainment).
• NYC Inflatables & Party Rentals: New York/Long Island-area bounce house and party rental company competing for the same family and event customer base as Party Kidz with overlapping equipment categories.
• Bounce U: Franchised indoor inflatable party and event venue operator focused on kids' birthday parties, directly competing for the same family birthday customer as Party Kidz through hosted party packages.
• GameTruck: Mobile video game and entertainment party provider delivering turnkey kids' and family entertainment directly to customer locations, mirroring Party Kidz's mobile, on-site delivery model.
• Petting Zoo Services (Long Island / Hamptons): Local petting zoo and animal encounter operators serving Long Island events that overlap with Party Kidz's petting zoo offering; multiple small operators in the Hamptons market compete for the same animal-handling bookings.
• Amazin' Inflatable Parties: Regional mobile inflatable party rental operator providing bounce houses, slides, and party packages to family customers, structurally similar to Party Kidz's inflatable-centric offerings.
• Jump On Inflatables: Long Island-based inflatable and party equipment rental company offering bounce houses, water slides, and party rentals directly comparable to Party Kidz's core inflatables and rentals categories.

Broad incumbents

• Chuck E. Cheese: National kids' entertainment and birthday party venue chain that competes more broadly for the same family birthday dollars but operates through fixed retail locations rather than mobile service.

Regional players

• Magicians & Specialty Acts (local independents): Independent children's entertainers (magicians, face painters, character performers) operating across Long Island and the Hamptons who compete at the specialty-act layer that Party Kidz bundles into its packages.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/partykidzny

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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