水上飞人表演费用 —— 价格由什么决定What a Flyboard Water Show Costs — And What Actually Drives the Number
水上飞人的门槛不在设备，在场地：水域够不够大、水深够不够、有没有自然水面。这一页把一份报价拆开 —— 飞行器数量、水域条件、日场还是夜场、时长与场次各占什么位置，以及哪些成本通常不含在报价里。The constraint on a flyboard show is not the equipment, it is the water: is the area large enough, is it deep enough, is there natural water at all. This page breaks a quote into its parts — how many units fly, the water and site conditions, day or night version, running time and show count — and sets out what is normally excluded.
报价由六个变量决定Six variables decide the number
Two flyboard shows of the same length can differ in cost several times over, because almost every enquiry changes at least two of these:
- How many units fly at once. A solo rider, the signature synchronized duo, or a larger formation. It is the most visible variable, but it is rarely the largest one.
- The water itself — the single biggest swing. A suitable natural water body costs nothing to provide. If there is none, the show runs on a temporary pool of 12 m or more, and that build becomes the largest line in the quote by a wide margin.
- Day or night version. The daytime act is the light one — riders against a natural landscape. The night show layers flame jets, coloured smoke, laser arrays and musical fountains, and every one of those is extra equipment, extra crew and extra safety procedure.
- Running time and show count. One fifteen-minute show, or the same show run nightly through a season, against the same positioning and crew travel cost.
- City, logistics and the season window. Getting the units, the boats and the crew to the water, and the climate window at your dates — an outdoor water act has a shorter usable season in some markets than a theatre-based circus programme does.
- Whether the choreography is off the shelf or built for you. A standard daytime duo and a custom sequence built around a destination identity or a brand launch are two different pieces of work.
三种买法，三种成本结构Three ways to buy, three cost shapes
- A standard sequence. An existing programme — the synchronized duo by day, the flaming-wings night show — staged to your water and your dates. The lightest commitment, and the fastest to deliver because the choreography already exists.
- A custom sequence. Built around a destination identity, a festival theme or a brand launch, then rehearsed against your actual water before the opening. The work sits in the creative and rehearsal stage, not in the hardware.
- A residency or a season. The same crew and equipment running repeatedly — nightly at a scenic park, a summer season at a resort, a multi-city tour. Cost per show falls sharply here, because positioning, crew travel and the pool build are paid once.
Cost does not scale linearly with the number of units. Adding a third rider inside one engagement is usually far cheaper per minute than adding a second city, because the positioning and the water works are already covered.
一份报价通常包含与不包含什么What a quote includes — and what it does not
Ask any supplier to state this explicitly. Our default split is below, and we will always put it in writing before a contract is discussed.
| Normally included 通常包含 | Flyboard units, jet skis and the boats · two operators per unit and the rescue crew · choreography and on-site rehearsal · night-show effects where booked — flame jets, coloured smoke, lasers and musical fountains · the rescue boat and lifeguard cover · operational insurance and on-site execution. |
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| Normally excluded 通常不含 | The water body, its use rights and any dredging or ground works · the temporary pool build where there is no natural water · shore power and pontoon or berthing works · audience stands, barriers and stewarding · security and traffic management · freight and customs for overseas engagements · local taxes and withholding · the cost of rescheduling after a weather cancellation. |
| Agreed case by case 逐案约定 | Rehearsal days on site, standby dates, a second show on the same evening, filming or broadcast rights, and integration with drones, fireworks or a fountain show. |
为什么我们不挂价格表Why we do not publish a price list
A published figure for a water show is almost always wrong for your case. The reason is structural rather than evasive: the same act costs very different amounts depending on whether you already have usable water, and that single fact can move the total more than any other variable on the page.
What we do instead: after a free water assessment we send a written budget breakdown against your actual site, dates and version, with every assumption stated line by line so your finance team can read it and challenge it.
If you already have a number to hit, send us the budget alongside the dates and the site. We will tell you plainly what fits inside it, and what we would programme instead if it does not.
拿到准数需要你提供这几项What we need to quote accurately
| City and country 城市与国别 | Where the show runs. Inside and outside China differ on freight, crew travel and local permitting. |
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| Dates and show count 日期与场次 | First and last date, and how many shows — a single show and a season are costed differently. |
| The water 水域条件 | A natural body of water, or a temporary pool. Our minimums are a performance area of at least 40 m by 30 m, a depth of at least 1.5 m, and an audience line held at least 15 m back. Where there is no natural water, a temporary pool of 12 m or more can be built. |
| Day or night 日场还是夜场 | The daytime act against a natural landscape, or the night version with flame, smoke, lasers and fountains. |
| Shore access 岸上条件 | A berthing or launch point, and shore power at the site. |
| Audience and viewing 观众与观演 | Expected audience size and whether stands, barriers and a 15 m separation can be enforced. |
The water assessment is free and comes before any contract. Send a photograph of the water, the dimensions and the depth, plus your target dates, and we will tell you whether the show fits — and if it does not, what we would stage instead.
常见问题Frequently asked questions
How much does a flyboard water show cost?
There is no single figure. A quote is built from how many units fly at once, whether you have usable natural water or need a temporary pool, whether it is the daytime or night version, the running time and show count, the city and season, and how custom the choreography is. Send those and we return a written budget breakdown with the assumptions stated.
What makes the biggest difference to the price?
The water. A suitable natural water body costs nothing to provide; if there is none, a temporary pool of 12 m or more has to be built, and that build usually becomes the largest single line in the quote.
Is the night version more expensive?
Yes. The night show layers flame jets, coloured smoke, laser arrays and musical fountains on top of the flying, and each of those adds equipment, crew and safety procedure. The daytime act against a natural landscape is the lighter of the two.
How much water do we need?
Our minimums are a performance area of at least 40 m by 30 m, a depth of at least 1.5 m, and an audience line held at least 15 m back from the performance area. Where there is no natural water at all, a temporary pool of 12 m or more can be built.
What is normally not included in a price?
The water body and its use rights, the temporary pool build, shore power and berthing works, audience stands and barriers, security and traffic management, freight and customs for overseas work, local taxes and withholding, and the cost of rescheduling after a weather cancellation.
How far ahead should we start?
Three to six months before the target dates is the comfortable window, and longer for an overseas engagement or a temporary pool build. A water assessment can be done at any point from a photograph, the dimensions and the depth.
取得联系Start the conversation
Email mengtangshow@outlook.com with your venue type, the format you have in mind and your target dates, or reach us on WhatsApp at +86 189 6899 9691 (GMT+8). Site surveys are free of charge and come before any contract is discussed.
中文要点
- 不挂价目表不是回避：同样的水上飞人节目，成本可以差数倍
- 报价由六个变量决定：同时飞行的台数／水域条件（最大变量）／日场还是夜场／时长与场次／城市与季节窗口／编创是否定制
- 水域是最大变量：有合适的天然水面几乎不产生场地成本；没有就要搭 12m+ 临时水池，这一项往往成为整份报价的最大单项
- 夜场更贵：日场借山水实景（双人同步飞行为王牌段落）；夜场叠加喷火、染色烟雾、激光与音乐喷泉，每一项都增加设备、人员与安全流程
- 三种买法：标准段落（现有双人同步／火焰之翼，最快交付）／定制编排（景区形象或品牌发布，实地排练）／驻场季演（同一套团队与设备重复演，单场成本下降最快）
- 成本与台数不成线性：同一档期内加一名演员，远比加一个城市便宜（调运与水面工程已摊薄）
- 必问一句：报价含什么、不含什么
- 通常含：飞行器·摩托艇·船只、每台双操作手与救护人员、编排与实地排练、夜场特效装置（喷火／烟雾／激光／喷泉）、救护艇与救生保障、运营保险与现场执行
- 通常不含：水域及其使用权限·清淤与土建、临时水池搭建、岸电与码头靠泊工程、观众看台与隔离、安保与交通管制、境外运输报关、当地税费与预扣、天气取消后的改期成本
- 场地硬指标：表演区 ≥40m × 30m、水深 ≥1.5m、观众区距表演区 ≥15m；无天然水面时可搭 12m+ 临时水池；岸上需靠泊位与岸电
- 安全与停演：每台飞行器双操作手（飞行员＋艇上操控手）、救护艇驻场、风速雷雨设硬性停演阈值
- 启动周期：建议定档前 3–6 个月启动（境外项目与建池需更早）；发一张水域照片＋尺寸＋水深＋目标档期即可做免费初评