Inflatables & Rock Wall at the New Orleans Convention Center
Staffed attractions for trade shows, exhibitor activations and corporate events at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Yes — we run large staffed installations inside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Ten or more inflatables at once, obstacle courses, interactive competition games, and a 26-foot three-climber rock climbing wall, with trained attendants on site for the duration.
We're a New Orleans company, 25+ years in, fully insured. Give us 30 days minimum; 60 is better if the building needs your floor plan.
What we put on the floor
- 26-foot rock climbing wall, three climbers at a time — the highest-draw single attraction we own for adult and teen crowds.
- Ten or more inflatables simultaneously — enough to fill a hall or anchor multiple zones.
- Interactive and competitive games that suit a business-casual crowd who won't take their shoes off.
- Obstacle courses for team-building and family day formats.
- Trained attendants on every unit, for the whole run. Not drop-and-go.
We don't just drop off games
Anyone can put an inflatable on a truck. Whether a large activation actually works is decided before the truck shows up.
1. Site walk-through
We walk the real space with you — and with your event manager or general contractor when the building requires it. Ceiling clearances, column placement, door and dock widths, and where power and water actually are versus where the plan says they are.
2. Layout and crowd flow
Attraction placement decides how people move. We lay out units for queue space that doesn't block an aisle, sight lines that pull people from the entrance, and spacing that either clusters the energy in one zone or spreads traffic across a hall — depending on what you're trying to make happen.
3. Power plan
Every blower runs continuously for the length of the event. We map circuits, cable runs and tie-in points with venue electrical rather than assuming an outlet is where someone said it was. Outdoors and in parks that means generators; indoors it means a plan your electrician has actually signed off on.
4. Throughput, not just footprint
An attraction that fits the room but not the crowd produces a forty-minute line and a bad memory. We size the mix to your expected attendance and open hours so riders keep moving.
5. Staffing and run of show
Attendant coverage per unit, open and close times, rotation and breaks, and a named day-of point of contact who answers the phone.
6. Setup walk-through before doors
Before your event opens we walk the finished install with you. Every unit inflated, ballasted, staffed and checked, so the first thing you see isn't a surprise.
Most of this costs you nothing but a conversation. Bring us in early enough and we shape the plan with you; bring us in late and we're just delivering boxes.
What the building will ask you for
The Convention Center runs a tight house. These are the requirements that most often affect an attraction install — verify current details with your event manager, as rules are revised regularly.
Floor plans go to the fire marshal
Exhibitor and event installations require approval from the local fire prevention authority, routed through the facility. Floor plans are submitted well in advance — the published guidance calls for 60 days — and any revision to an approved plan has to be resubmitted and re-approved. Build your attraction footprint into the plan the first time.
Rigging is not open to outside vendors
Rigging installations in the exhibit halls are limited to the facility and the show's official general contractor. Nothing we bring needs overhead rigging — our units are ground-supported and ballasted, not staked — which is one less approval in your critical path.
Freight access is controlled
Load-in and load-out through the Convention Center Boulevard frontage is restricted to designated freight gates and requires prior facility approval. We schedule through your general contractor's move-in window rather than showing up at a dock.
Everyone on the floor gets badged
Workers follow the ESCA Worker Identification System badge program. Our crew is credentialed the same as any other contractor on your show floor.
Security and staffing plans have deadlines
Show security plans are due no fewer than 30 days before move-in. If our attendants factor into your headcount, we need to be in that document.
Sourced from the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Rules and Regulations. Requirements change — your event manager is the authority.
How we handle the paperwork
- Certificate of insurance naming the facility, the show organizer and any other required parties as additional insured. Tell us the exact wording your contract demands and we'll match it.
- Equipment specs and footprints in a format your GC can drop straight into the floor plan.
- Direct coordination with your general contractor and event manager — we don't make you play middleman.
Who books this
- Exhibitors who need booth traffic that competitors can't match
- Trade show and conference producers building an attendee experience zone
- Corporations running employee appreciation days, family days and holiday parties
- Associations with a family or youth track on the program
Common questions
Can you bring inflatables into the New Orleans Convention Center?
Yes. Ground-supported inflatables and our rock wall install inside the exhibit halls. The install has to appear on the approved floor plan and clear the fire prevention authority like any other structure.
Do you help plan the layout, or just deliver?
We plan it with you. Site walk-through, layout and crowd flow, power mapping, throughput sizing against your expected attendance, staffing and run of show, then a setup walk-through with you before doors open. Bringing us in during planning is worth more than bringing us in at booking.
Do you stake or anchor into the floor?
No. Everything indoors is ballasted — no penetration of the floor slab, no adhesives on permanent surfaces.
How much lead time do you need?
Thirty days minimum. If your floor plan deadline is 60 days out, come to us before that, because the attraction footprint has to be on the plan you submit.
Will you provide a certificate of insurance?
Yes, naming your venue and organizer as additional insured. Send us the required wording and limits from your contract.
Do you staff the attractions?
Yes. Trained attendants stay with the units for the run of the event. That's not optional on our indoor corporate work.
What's the biggest install you can do?
Ten-plus inflatables plus the rock wall, running at once. Tell us your square footage and expected attendance and we'll size it.
Can you do this at the Superdome too?
Yes. Here's what that install looks like.
Request a proposal
Send us your dates, hall, expected attendance and the footprint you've been allocated. We'll come back with a scoped plan, equipment specs for your floor plan, and pricing.
Call 504-467-9424 Request a quoteLast reviewed August 2026. Bounce World NOLA is an independent rental company and is not an exclusive or contracted vendor of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. All installations are subject to facility approval.