Press Releases
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MILFORD, Ohio, Jan. 12, 2017 — Leisure Systems, Inc.’s growing sales and profitability landed the Jellystone Park franchisor a spot in Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500® listing. With $106 million in sales in 2016, Leisure Systems was ranked 472 for its exceptional performance across several areas, including financial strength and stability, growth rate and brand power. […]
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Cave City Jellystone Park™ Plans $10.7 Million Expansion
The award winning Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park in Cave City is gearing up for $10.7 million expansion that will include the addition of 200 campsites, 31 rental cabins as well as water slides and swimming pools and other new amenities.
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Bremen Jellystone Park™ Wins National Award For Strongest Year Over Year Growth In Revenue
Eight years ago, Phil Asztalos and his wife, Analyn, opened the 100-site Jellystone Park in Bremen with a simple dream of owning and operating their own family campground. Little did they know that they would eventually receive national recognition for achieving some of the strongest year over year gains in business in the entire Jellystone Park chain. But they achieved this milestone earlier this month when they received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Leisure Systems, Inc., the Milford, Ohio-based company that franchises Jellystone Parks.
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Six years ago, Ronnie Bowyer and his staff at Rustic Creek Ranch made a strategic decision to join the Jellystone Park network as a way of targeting families who wanted a fun place to camp with lots of organized activities and wholesome family entertainment. But Bowyer and his staff didn’t stop there. They continued to improve the North Texas Jellystone Park with many new rental accommodations and amenities, including a laser tag area, a gaga ball pit and an air zone with inflatable slides and jumpers. Next to the campground, they even built a 26,000 square foot water play park called Pirate’s Cove, which currently has seven water slides, a 700 foot long lazy river and a paintball play area. The improvements are not only resulting in record levels of year-over-year growth, but the North Texas Jellystone is also helping to raise the bar for Jellystone Parks across North America, according to Jim Westover, vice president of operations for Leisure Systems, Inc. (LSI), the Milford, Ohio-based company that franchises Jellystone Parks.
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Monticello Jellystone Park™ Wins National Awards
Walnut Acres Campground owners Chip and Kim Smith were the new kids on the block when they joined the Jellystone Park network earlier this year. But the Smiths have been so successful this year that they won the Rookie Park Operator of the Year Award from Leisure Systems, Inc., the Milford, Ohio-based company that franchises 82 Jellystone Parks across North America. The Smiths also won a Pinnacle Award for achieving scores above 95 percent during assessments of their facilities.
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Leisure Systems Inc. (LSI) has presented its annual awards to exemplary Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park Camp-Resort franchisees throughout the U.S. and Canada. The awards were issued on the final day of LSI’s annual symposium in Covington, Ky.
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Jellystone Parks In Canyon Lake And Kerrville Have Become Playgrounds For Winter Texans
Jellystone Parks in the Texas Hill Country are popular summer camping destinations for families with children, largely because of the activities they provide with Yogi Bear™ and Boo Boo™. But in the wintertime, after the bears have gone into hibernation, the Jellystone Parks in Canyon Lake and Kerrville are transformed into playgrounds for Winter Texans. “It’s a little bit like heaven for us,” said Emma Anderson of Wisconsin, who enjoys the winter season at the Canyon Lake Jellystone Park™ with her husband, Clark.
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Jellystone Park™ Camp-Resort At Mammoth Cave Opens A 3.75-Acre Corn Maze
The Jellystone Park Camp-Resort of Mammoth Cave has opened a 3.75-acre corn maze, which is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in October. “Our guests love it. It’s a great family activity,” said Bill Pott, who co-owns the park with his wife, Kay and daughter, Emily. While some say the maze is challenging, others say it’s relatively easy. “So far, the fastest time anyone has made it through the maze is 18 minutes, while the longest is 90 minutes,” Pott said, adding that the first 50 guests each day receive a complimentary corn maze patch.
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A Dream Comes True For Scottsburg Man Who Purchases The Jellystone Park™ At Raintree Lake
The Jellystone Park at Raintree Lake has new owners. Erik Leander and Kari Strohmeyer purchased the 30-acre, 91-site park from Ted and Jo Stazak, who had previously owned and operated the 91-site campground for 18 years. “This has just always been a dream of mine, to own and manage a campground,” said Leander, 42, who previously managed the Hickory Hill Campground in Spencer, Ind. for about a year and a half.
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Visitors to the North Texas Jellystone Park are in for an especially scary treat this October as the Burleson campground offers four consecutive weekends with live zombie paintball hunts. “There’s quite a buzz about it,” said General Manager Steve Stafford, adding that the park did several test runs with its zombie actors last week.
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Leisure Systems Inc. representatives plan to attend Franchise Expo West as they work to expand the Jellystone Park franchise network. The Jellystone Park franchise network expects to top $100 million in revenue this year for the first time ever, while exceeding last year’s figures by 11 percent, according to Leisure Systems, Inc., which franchises the family-friendly camping resort chain. “We are experiencing phenomenal growth and expect it to continue as we expand our franchise network and see growing numbers of millennials embrace Jellystone Parks as the glamping venue of choice,” said Jim Westover, vice president of operations for Leisure Systems, whose representatives plan to attend the Franchise Expo West Thursday through Saturday at the Denver Convention Center.
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Jellystone Parks in Canada are celebrating the change of seasons with activities and themed weekends during the second half of September and early October, including fall festivals and pre-Halloween and Thanksgiving themed weekends.
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Jellystone Park Guadalupe River is lining up fun family activities throughout September and October, including five consecutive Halloween themed weekends. “All of us here are so excited to host our first ever set of Halloween Weekends in October,” said Sarah Williams, activities director for the 255-site campground. “We have some creative ideas up our sleeves to really make these weekends special.”
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The Creamery at Daddy Joe’s in Tabor City, N.C. is producing 50 percent more ice cream this year compared to last year and is on target to produce more than 30,000 servings this year.
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Jellystone Parks Offer Fall Festivals And Halloween Themed Weekends In September And October
School is back in session, but many Jellystone Parks are keeping their splashgrounds, water slides and other amenities open until at least mid-September before transitioning into fall activities. “Fall is a busy time of year at many of our parks, particularly those that offer fall festivals and Halloween themed weekends,” said Michele Wisher, vice president of marketing for Milford, Ohio-based Leisure Systems, Inc., which franchises Jellystone Parks across the U.S. and Canada.
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Jellystone Parks Are Great Base Camps For Fall Foliage Tours
Jellystone Parks are famous for their fun family activities, which at this time of year include fall festivals and Halloween themed activities with Yogi Bear. But many Jellystone Parks are also great base camps for fall foliage tours.