Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Where do our Inflatables come from?

Windswept purchases all of its large inflatable rides from cutting edge creations. Cutting Edge Creations is known as the most expensive inflatable ride manufacturer but Windswept believes their products are worth the extra money, because they are also known as the industry leader in safety and innovation. Since Windswept's number one concern when running an event is safety it only makes sense that we would buy CEC's products.

Aside from purchasing the safest rides in the industry Windswept trains and tests all of their ride operators before they are allowed in the field to operate a ride. This training takes place both at our facility, and at the state training facility in Harrisburg. This is another step that we take to ensure the safety of our clients. Not only have Windswept's ride operators been trained in ride safety, our sales staff has been as well. Because are sales staff is trained they are able to pass all of their knowledge onto our customers and help them decide which rides would be appropriate for different age groups and size events. This allows us to ensure your event is not only safe, but that it will be as fun as possible because you will have the right rides to fit your crowd. If you would like to learn more about our inflatable rides visit our website , or give us a call at 724-539-1009.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Magic Bill

"Wow!" The word heard around the room after a performance by Bill. He is one of Pittsburgh's premier magicians! Perfect for parties, assemblies, and corporate events! As one of the most talented young magicians in Pittsburgh, Bill's magical abilities to amaze and astound the audience are uncanny. Cool illusions that feature participation from the audience will have everyone smiling and having a good time! The audience is a big part of the show and help the magic happen! Just try to keep track of what disappears and re-appears! Funny too!. Click here to see a video of Magic Bill at work. If you are interested in booking Magic Bill or any of Windswept Entertainment & Events other children's entertainers for your next event give us a call at 724-539-1009.

Monday, January 18, 2010

Maintenance Time

January and February are very slow months in the Party rental industry, so what do we do to keep busy you might ask? This is the time of year where we maintenance all of our inflatables, tables, chairs, and simulators. Our trained ride operators will go over all of our equipment sanitizing it and checking it for areas that are showing wear. Any equipment that is showing wear is either fixed in house or sent back to the manufacture to be fixed depending on the severity of the problem. This is also the time of year were Windswept Entertainment and Events sales team gets to go to the IAPPA show to look at all the new inflatables that the manufacturers have came out with, and purchase any new rides that they feel will be popular with our customers in the following years. This year we purchased the Boulder dash obstacle course, a new mechanical bull, and a lot of new tents. One of the most important things we do at this time of year is go over all of the industries ride safety procedures with our ride operators and test them on these procedures.

Friday, January 15, 2010

Post Prom's

As schools look for more fun activities to give students to due on prom night to avoid them going to post prom parties. They have turned to Windswept Entertainment and Events services. We offer a wide range of activities that are great for entertaining high school students. Some of our most popular post prom items are Hypnotists, and inflatable rides such as obstacle courses, human foosball, mechanical bulls, and our boulder dash.
Other trends that Windswept is seeing our building lounge areas for students to hang out in and either watch movies, or play different gaming systems. These Lounge areas are normally furnished with couches, book shelves, and ligthing. Casino nights have also been popular for years for post proms and continue to be popular today. If you would like to learn more about how we can help you plan your post prom give Windswept a call at 724-539-1009.

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Stuff-A-Bear or Cow.



Stuff-A-Bear is great for birthday parties and corporate events. Pick from over 30 different animals. Click Here to learn more about Stuff-A-Bear.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

School Fun Days

It is getting to be that time of year where PTO groups start calling to book inflatables and entertainment for their children's school fun days. The questions that are always asked by PTO groups are:

Q. Is your company insured?
A. Yes we are fully insured so if there would be an injury on any of our rides the liability would be on us (injuries rarely happen).

Q. Do we have to set the equipment up ourselves.
A. No, we send state trained operators to set up the equipment and supervise the volunteers you provide us to run the rides. Most schools choose to use volunteers but we will provide ride operators for all the rides at an additional cost. Certain rides like the Mechanical Bull, Trackless train, Surf Simulator, and Bungee Trampoline will always be operated by our state trained operators.

Q. Why is there no pricing on your website for the inflatable rides.
A. We create a custom quote based on the number of rides you are renting, and the number of ride operators you require.

If you have any questions about planning a school fun day please give us a call at 724-539-1009. We do over 100 school fun days a year and have experts that can help you pick the equipment that will be right for your fun day.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Caricature Artist

Carictures Drawings are a great way to entertain guests. Not only does it give them an activity for your event but it gives them something to take home with them. You can check out Windswept Entertainment & Events Caricture Artists and other Children's entertainers at www.windswept.com

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Chaos Obstacle Course

great video of the Chaos Obstacle course in use at a birthday party in Latrobe. This video was actually created by one of the people at the birthday party. Thanks for the video Josh. Click the link below labeled cool video to watch the video.

Cool video

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

The Boulder Dash

The Boulder Dash is one of our newest obstacle courses that was designed in the image of an American Gladiators event. Three people stand on either side of the Boulder Dash swinging large foam boulders on ropes at two contestants inside who have to make it from one end of the ride to the other without being knocked off of the platforms that are placed about 3 feet apart by the foam boulders. This is a great ride for ages 12 and older. Click here to learn more about the Boulder Dash.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Bungee Trampoline

Great picture of two children on Windswept Entertainment and Events bungee trampoline. See our full line of products at www.windswept.com