Thirteen-year-old Nick lives and works with his carny dad at a small, family-owned amusement park. Loop Planes takes place on the day Nick's estranged mother is coming to take him away to live with her. This is also the day that Nick meets Katie, the amusement park owner's 14-year-old, rebellious, pink-haired niece. Over the course of the day, their animosity turns into romance.