[3] Platt spent US$2 million to build a 17,000 square foot (1,600 m2) trampoline arena in Las Vegas and to hire athletes for the sport, which would have included rotating hoops and mid-air acrobatics.

[4] The sport failed to generate interest, but local skateboarders learned of the facility and wanted to bounce on the court, which prompted Platt to begin charging admission.

[3] In 2006, Platt's son Jeff, who was a student at Washington University in St. Louis, opened a similar park in Missouri.

[4] Sky Zone has been the subject of individual and class-action lawsuits due to injuries that have occurred in its trampoline parks.

[21] In 2017, a three-year-old suffered a broken bone at a "toddler time" jump activity offered by a Florida Sky Zone after an impact with a mat, despite a 2015 statement by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons that children under six should not be allowed to use trampolines, due to safety concerns.

The Sky Zone was shut down for safety violations, and reopened after going to court for an emergency order to stay in business.

[27] The park sued to retain its business license and in December 2021 was allowed to remain open after agreeing to implement additional security and other safety measures.

[30] A news investigation revealed a pattern of recurring injuries at Sky Zone parks, including broken bones.

These injuries, the investigation found, were caused by people getting their feet caught in the trampolines' metal frame or by being fallen on by others.

Joba Chamberlain, former New York Yankees pitcher, suffered from extreme blood loss after breaking his ankle at a Sky Zone park in 2012.