Chicago-based Ultimate Ninjas Franchise Group has signed the first wave of franchise agreements for Ultimate Ninjas Academy, a retail-footprint, obstacle course gym exclusively for kids aged nine months to seven years old. Under the same corporate umbrella as full-size Ultimate Ninjas training gyms, five Ultimate Ninjas Academy locations are in various stages of construction in the United States — Naperville and Deerfield, Illinois in the greater Chicago area; Orange County, California; Fort Myers, Florida; and Fort Collins, Colorado. A Multi-Unit Letter of Intent (LOI) also has been signed covering the entire country of China. Ultimate Ninjas is the world’s premier ninja gym franchise with 14 current or pending United States locations and the first two international locations are in the planning stages in China.
All the new Academy locations in the United States will open between Fall 2024 and March 2025. The inaugural location in Naperville, Illinois opened last month, owned by Melissa Rogers, who previously coached the Academy program within a nearby Ultimate Ninjas gym.
The group that signed the Master Franchise Agreement in China has developed several youth-focused destinations for My Gym, Water Baby and the current top-performing TOOT Science franchise. The first two Ultimate Ninjas locations in China are anticipated to be open by Winter 2025.
“Ultimate Ninjas Academy and Ultimate Ninjas gyms are a fantastic franchise opportunity combining the highly coveted fitness and kids entertainment industries while tapping into the exploding ninja sport,” said Jeff Piejak, Ultimate Ninjas Franchise Group founder and CEO.