Whether you’re already bringing the party in a professional capacity or just getting started with a side hustle, it is hard to go wrong by adding mobile laser tag to your offering. Not only is operating a mobile laser tag service affordable to get into with a fast ROI, but it is also by all accounts a fun and rewarding venture.
What are the benefits of operating a mobile laser tag business?
Flexibility: Unlike a brick-and-mortar laser tag arena, you are your own boss when it comes to scheduling. Whether full-time or part-time, you’re not beholden to random foot traffic during certain hours of the day. You can take on clients as you wish, at your own comfort level.
You Bring the Party: brick-and-mortar laser tag arenas typically draw on a local population within a 30-minute drive. When you bring the party with you, your geographic limitations for finding customers are only as far as you’re willing to drive. One of our Michigan operators takes on annual jobs as far as New York state!
Low Start-up Costs: Without having to purchase a building or lease a lot, or paying for theming and arena construction, mobile laser tag has fewer financial barriers to entry. Furthermore, the cost of the laser tag equipment itself is also significantly reduced due to not having to install fixtures into the arena, such as charging racks. We also encourage mobile tag operators to utilize our Vestless Phasers, which offer nearly all the utility and function of our vests, at less than half the cost. Getting started with a LaserBlast mobile laser tag system typically ranges from $10,000 – $20,000.
Low Operational Costs: In many cases, you’re your own boss and your only employee. This means you don’t have to pay for someone else’s living. It is quite common for couples to run a mobile laser tag business together, even as both hold full-time jobs elsewhere. Of course, the larger your operation gets–especially with the inclusion of inflatables and other mobile party attractions–there might be a reason to keep some part-time help available.
Prioritizing Novel Experiences Over Throughput: laser tag arenas deliver a premium experience by having a built-out, thematic and engaging arena for players to experience and battle through. With these value-adding fixtures in place, a laser tag arena needs to prioritize throughput to maximize profits. Because a mobile laser tag operator takes on clients for a given period of time, ensuring the client’s guests enjoy a sustained and novel experience is what will maximize your chances of being asked to host another laser tag event in the future. This means that the mobile tag operator is more likely to use game formats outside of team domination or free-for-all; and can cater to the needs of their guests in real-time. This is especially attractive to operators who are passionate about laser tag and take a hands-on approach to their business.
What sorts of customers do mobile laser tag operators have?
The short answer is: the ones they want. Without a storefront or locale where your service is in plain sight to passers-by, you will only get business from the people and organizations you market to.
The most common types of customers are:
- Birthday Parties: far and away the most common type of customer, birthdays are great opportunities to wow guests of all ages, and to pick up a few more potential customers.
- Team Building Events: working professionals need to cut loose, and businesses large and small across the world have used laser tag for team building events.
- After School Clubs: Kids have a lot of energy to burn, and it is better spent ducking, crouching, and moving around, rather than being transfixed by a phone app. Schools and communities are eager to keep kids busy after school and out of trouble.
- Religious Organizations: A number of our mobile tag operators have found repeat business with various church groups.
What does the CyberBlast Pro Mobile System bring to the table?
The CyberBlast Pro is festooned with features that will delight players and make life easier for operators.
Players love:
- 30+ Game Modes to keep the gameplay fresh for new players and veteran taggers alike.
- Selfie-cams for bragging and trolling rights both in-game and on the leaderboard.
- LCD Touchscreen UI for weapon and shield selection options.
- Vibrational haptics and speakers help immerse players in the sci-fi action.
- 360-degree sensor coverage ensuring that if you can see the phaser, you can tag it.
Operators Love:
- Lightweight and robust design: phasers are light enough to be handily wielded by a 5-year-old. They’re also durable enough to sustain a drop from up to 6′ onto a hard floor (still not recommended).
- Durability and Easy Maintenance: the most expensive component of each phaser- the circuit board within- is insulated from external trauma, ensuring its survival even if the case is damaged. Upon purchase, we equip operators with a box with spare parts and everything they need to keep their system running. Most phaser components are easily plugged into the circuit board with JST connectors. If the battle damage is beyond the ability or comfort of the operator, it can be sent to the LaserBlast Service Department to be fixed up good as new.
- Local Area Network: you do not need an internet connection to run a CyberBlast game. Operators are not only provided the phasers, but also a laptop powerful enough to run the CyberBlast software, as well as an access point to run a local area network. This means you can run games out in the middle of nowhere if desired!
- 24/7 Emergency Support: LaserBlast doesn’t charge annual license or service fees. If you bought our product, you will get our support. You can read about how our Service Department works here. But if you are unable to run a game on the job, someone will be available 24/7. While no internet connection is needed to run a CyberBlast laser tag game, it is possible for our Service Department to remote in once an internet connection is established. This has been done through hot-spotting in the past.
