Sheet: bumper boat pond
Bumper boat pond construction, sized by the boat and built in the wall you choose
MGC Developers sizes a bumper boat pond at about 250 sq ft per boat, then builds it in vinyl-lined wood, fiberglass, or gunite and epoxy-coated concrete, with waterfalls if you want them. Based in East Hartford, CT, building nationwide since 1989.
Chapter 01
Start with the boats, then size the water
A bumper boat pond is planned from the boat count outward. MGC works from a rule of thumb of about 250 sq ft of water per boat, so the pond follows the fleet you want to run rather than the other way around. A typical pond runs 3,600-5,000 sqft, which by that rule is room for roughly 14 to 20 boats, and the published range stretches from 2,400 to 8,000 sqft for tighter sites and larger parks.
Sizing comes first because it sets the land you need, how many boats you can put on the water at once, and the budget. At MGC Developers in East Hartford, CT, the order is the same for every attraction: the site is chosen, the budget is built from your demographics, the layout and design follow, and a deposit of 10% of the budgeted project cost schedules the construction date once the plan is accepted.
Features such as waterfalls are worked into the pond design, so the water, the rockwork and the boarding area read as one attraction rather than a tank with props around it.
Illustrative bumper boat pond: round boats on blue water, coated concrete wall, rockwork waterfall and a timber boarding dock
Three wall types, and the one most operators choose
MGC builds bumper boat ponds three ways. The first is a wood frame and deck with a vinyl liner. The second is a fiberglass wall. The third is gunite or epoxy-coated concrete, which is the most popular of the three.
The wall type shapes the construction method, so it is settled during layout and design rather than guessed at later. If you are weighing the three against your site and your budget, bring the acreage and the boat count and work through it with the crew that will build it.
Chapter 03
What a pond costs, and what the guarantee covers
Bumper boat pond construction runs about $24 per square foot for ponds of 3,600-5,000 sqft. At that rate a 3,600 sqft pond comes to about $86,400 and a 5,000 sqft pond to about $120,000, before any extras you add. The final budget comes from your site and the layout you accept.
MGC Developers has been building family entertainment centers since 1989 and sends crews anywhere in the continental US, from Seattle to Florida to Arizona to Maine. The pond carries the same guarantee as everything else MGC builds, covering all work and materials. The phone in East Hartford is (860) 749-4434.
At MGC, we stand by all our construction and guarantee all work and materials.
Sheet: bumper boat pond
Pond spec sheet
Typical pond footprint
Water per boat
250
sq ft of water for each boat
Published range
2,400
to 8,000 sqft, small sites to large parks
Construction rate
$24
about $24 per square foot
Wall types
- Wood frame and deck with vinyl liner
- Fiberglass wall
- Gunite or epoxy-coated concrete, the most popular
Features
- Waterfalls
- Layout and design for your site
- Turnkey build, all work and materials guaranteed