Ben & Stefanie Brooks · Founders
I grew up in the Mid-Atlantic, where theme parks were part of the rhythm of summer.
Kings Dominion was the park we drove to year after year. Busch Gardens felt like the big trip, the place with coasters that seemed impossibly fast when I was a kid. Six Flags America was in the rotation too, back when it was still part of so many families’ summers.
Those days felt huge to me. The drive. The parking lot. The first view of the rides. The debates over what to ride first. The tired walk back to the car at the end of the night. I loved all of it.
I guess I never really grew out of that feeling.
As I got older, I kept going to parks. Then I started keeping track of every coaster I had ridden, and I realized how hard it was to find something that could accurately record and verify coaster credits in a way I actually trusted. So I started building it.
But the more I worked on it, the more I kept coming back to a bigger question:
Why doesn’t a truly great theme park app exist?
Not just an app for coaster credits. Something for the whole day. Live wait times you can actually use. A route that changes when the park changes. A way to keep your group together without constant texting. Tools that help families enjoy the day more and help parks understand what is really happening on the ground. That is why Thoosie works both sides of the gate.
My wife Stefanie and I are building this together. We have three kids, so this is not some abstract idea for us. We know what it feels like to take a family to a park. The excitement is real, but so is the chaos. Someone needs a snack. Someone wants to ride again. Someone wanders off. You are trying to make memories, but you are also trying to keep everyone together, organized, and happy.
That is why Thoosie lets your family see each other on the map in real time and stay in touch through Talk, our push-to-talk feature that works from your lock screen, your AirPods, or your Apple Watch. No unlocking. No group texts. Just press and talk.
KeepSafe came from a different but equally real problem: what happens to your stuff when you are not with it. Your phone in a ride basket. Your bag at a restaurant table. Your stroller in a crowd. KeepSafe arms your device and alerts you the moment something moves that should not. Peace of mind for your belongings, wherever you leave them.
Thoosie is our attempt to build the app we always wished existed. One that makes the day smoother, safer, and more fun without getting in the way of why people came in the first place.