Christmas parties in Scotland have a lot to compete with: the ceilidh, the buffet, the open bar and the dodgy dance moves. If you want something that gets the whole room on its feet, rodeo bull party hire is one of the simplest ways to do it. A bucking ride gives people a reason to cheer each other on, creates a few unforgettable moments and turns a standard night into the one everyone talks about in January.
Here's how to choose a festive ride, and how to plan it around a Scottish winter.
Three festive rides to choose from
The same machine takes a range of attachments, and each one changes the feel of the night. All of them start from £595 + VAT, so pick the one that fits your crowd.
The Rodeo Reindeer. Our festive favourite. The Rodeo Reindeer works for office parties, grotto events and winter markets, and it photographs brilliantly with a few antlers and Christmas jumpers in the queue.
The Rodeo Christmas Pudding. Riding a giant bucking pudding is ridiculous in the best way. The Rodeo Christmas Pudding gets a laugh before anyone has even climbed on, which makes it ideal for a mixed crowd who might be shy about having a go.
The classic bull. Some groups just want the original. The Rodeo Bull is a timeless centrepiece and suits any theme, from a black-tie dinner to a Wild West Christmas.
If winter sports are more your thing, the Snowboard Simulator is a great fit for ski-themed nights and comes with 3 hours' supervision. And if your do runs into the bells, the Champagne Bottle Rodeo makes a fun switch. Tell us when you book and we can bring more than one attachment.
Rodeo bull party hire for Scottish Christmas venues
Most festive hires are indoors, which suits a Scottish December perfectly. Hotel function suites, golf clubhouses, village halls, sports halls, distillery visitor spaces and office floors all work well. A few practical points to check with your venue:
- Space: a flat area of about 6m × 6m for the inflatable safety mat, plus room for the queue and operator.
- Power: a standard 13A socket within 25m.
- Access: door widths, steps and where the van can unload. Tell us the venue and we'll confirm everything before the day.
If you're holding a winter market or an outdoor grotto event, add the Spider Marquee rain cover so the ride keeps going through sleet and drizzle.
Making it work for a work party
Corporate rodeo bull hire has become a regular feature of Christmas parties, and it's easy to see why. It's inclusive, it breaks the ice between departments and it gives the quieter colleagues something to talk about. The operator controls the speed for each rider, so the finance director can have a gentle go while the sales team battles for the top spot.
A few ideas that work well on the night:
- Run a festive leaderboard. The digital score timer makes it simple. Put the top times on a board by the bar and award a small prize at the end of the evening.
- Team challenges. Add up each department's best three times for a bit of friendly rivalry.
- Branding. For company-wide events, we can brand the safety mat, surround and signage with your logo and colours. See our branded rodeo bull hire page.
- Time it right. Opening the ride after dinner and before the band works well, while everyone is still fresh enough to have a go.
Family Christmas events, fun days and markets
Not every festive booking is a work do. Schools, sports clubs and community groups use our rodeo ride hire for Christmas fairs and family fun days, and younger riders can have a go too. For little ones we recommend kids rodeo bull hire with our Children's Rodeo Bull (Buffalo Billy), a smaller and gentler ride.
You'll find the full range on our attachments page. Whichever you choose, the rest of the package stays the same: the reindeer, the pudding, a bucking bronco hire option with the Rodeo Horse, a surf simulator hire for a tropical-themed party and every other attachment come with exactly the same service, so it's a question of style rather than cost.
Christmas rides across Scotland
We deliver across Scotland, from Aberdeenshire and Angus to Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee, East Ayrshire and East Dunbartonshire. That includes festive parties in Aberdeen and Stonehaven, hotel functions in Dundee and Arbroath, community events in Oban and Dumfries, and office parties in Kilmarnock and Bearsden. Delivery outside our core areas may be quoted separately, so just send your postcode. See our Scotland rodeo bull hire page for more.
Every hire includes delivery, set-up and collection, a trained and uniformed operator, the safety mat, the digital timer and £5m public liability insurance, with a risk assessment and method statement on request. Mechanical bull hire, mechanical rodeo bull hire and rodeo bull rental all mean the same thing here: a supervised, well-run ride. Quick questions are answered on our FAQ page.
Book your festive ride
December dates go quickly, so enquire as soon as your party is pencilled in. Get a quote with your date, venue and favourite attachment, or call 0330 133 4317 and we'll check availability for you.
