Efteling | Fairytale Theme Park | The Netherlands
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
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We are aware we missed things in the park, like Fata Morgana and the Flying Dutchman. When we mentioned Ravleijn was closed, we say we’d like to come back, so don’t worry. You may see them one day.
you have missed some very nice things indeed. But it sounds like that will be fine.
Fata Morgana is my favourite!
Ravelijn was removed because of a rule we created a few years ago of animals not being alowed to be used for entertainment anymore so yes it might come back but not in the way it was.
@@jay38869 That’s not entirely true. Yes the show has changed if you compare it to the beginning, but the same animals are used as before (horses, ravens and ibis birds). In my opinion I love the whole staging way better now than the empty sand box.
You should go during the winter efteling. The whole park is transformed into a winter wonder land.
Momo being recognized as a magical fairy princess is not something I was expecting but is doesn’t surprise me. Some people just have the aura of a fae ^.^ and momo is ethereal.
Thank you 👉👈 I sometimes think I have more of a “troll that lives under bridges” vibes
@@MoMoOBrien nah girl you’re a fairy
It's kind of a shame that the Disney parks don't let adults dress up. I know they don't want visitors to be mistaken for the parks characters, but dressing up is really part of the magic.
Cezanne AGT Meanwhile Momo got mistaken for one of the faries at Efteling and was totally chill with it
@@roseagt5902 in the Efteling dressing up by adults isnt allowed either. But a few lovely fowers in your hair and so is ok. As long as you don't go fully dressed as a fairy and so on
I love Az's magic words are "there were magic words weren't there?"
Just the sound of his voice is magical enough
So, someone at Efteling must have watched this video. Not only did they retheme Monsieur Canibale but they added a new sign to the fountain preventing people from drinking and Villa Volta features a “stand clear off the doors” announcement in English.
the sign said: KEEP STUPID AMERICANS TOURISTS OUT
Now, while the rebranding was very, very necessary, the song still slaps
I must admit it's a guilty pleasure of mine to watch non-dutch people going to te efteling and trying to pronounce names and being absolotely baffled, anyhow it's wonderful to see the positive reactions and unique details that catch your eyes, that even i, someone who has gone there multiple times, haven't noticed before, i hope you'll come back someday and get the experience of the flying dutchman that you were robbed of, also the jokes were hilarious, like, i spit out my drink
I want someone to look at me the way Az looks at Animatronics.
perhaps we should become the animatronics then FNAF style 😉
Buy a 🐅
For non dutch speakers, at the end of Symbolica, Pardoes says "Cherise your fantasy, its the source of all magic"
No he says ‘cherish your imagination’
@@loesiechan you right, that is the better translation!
Awww I like that between you, you came to a resolution. Thanks to both of you, from an ignorant Brit.
Do not judge someone else’s past; you don’t know your future
And use your magic wand, it's a great source of fun and I recommend the hitachi one.
I’m a cast member at George and The Dragon (The wooden coaster) and stumbled across this video. And to be honest: People like you guys really make me miss my work in these times.
We’ve been closed for over 100 days now due to lockdown. And like, some parts almost brought me to tears😂
I just love how you guys get along with the magic of the park! Something that makes our work as cast members even more fun than it already is. Me (and a lot of my co-workers) just love to make people smile. So to see that you guys had a good time makes me really happy.
Thanks for visiting and making this (really well edited) video!
You guys brightened up my day😊
Even though I've never been there myself,
I've always looked up to the people that work there.
It takes a lot to make people so overwhelmingly happy,
And it's so nice that everyone creates a unique moment,
Even if it happened a thousand times before.
Efteling is great, not the fan of what they are planning to do with the lil forest next to the hotel though. T_T but one benefit of covid was WAY less trafic in the region lol
…🥺 Thank you.
Here's hoping that you all are back doing what you love again, from america
TIL: The Efteling just announced they're gonna rebrand the Monsieur Cannibal attraction to a theme around the Sindbad stories. The attraction will re-open november 2021.
Im really gonna miss the song tho
Im gonna mis monsieur Cannibal that ride was a big part of my childhood
Americans need to learn the difference between stereotyping and racism
@@Jerrongamereview you're right sometimes the difference is hard. Because racism is experiencing it directly and hurtfull stereotypes are just racist. It is a small difference in letters but very important gramatically.
But in all seriousness, the thing that's so bad about those karikatures is that it sets people apart. It reinforces the idea that black people are somehow less than or primitive. You know it isn't true, I know it isn't true but in the back of our mind you still associate the two. And I know dutch people like to think that there's barely any racism in this country because we're "so proggresive" but the only reason you don't see it much is because we just don't have that many people of color living here. Just think of how the average person talks about Turkish people... yikes.
Lastly, I'm not saying that you can't mourn a part of your childhood being taken away. But the world changes and parks like the efteling have to go with that. And afterall, it is just an attraction and the new one will still be enjoyable, it will just look and sound a bit differently.
@@NaRuNiekje I don't think it reinforces the idea that black people are primitive at all. If that's the thing a person would take away from it I'd say that person was already racist to begin with. It's a caricature of an African cannibal (there still are cannibalistic tribes in Africa by the way), not a caricature of black people in general.
It's just easy to link it to black face for Americans, which is a caricature of African people made racist because of the context in which the character is/was used, which I think is where the shock comes from. I have never before heard of anyone or any groups being offended by this attraction in the 24 years I've lived here, but I guess Efteling has been gaining more world wide recognition lately.
lets appreciate how momo BLURRED THE FACES OF EVERYONE,,, that takes forever and its amazing
i think it's also bcs in belgium and the netherlands u have to ask permission to film someone
thanks to GDPR in Europe, you cannot be filmed without your consent, so every vlog from Europe should look like this or face a fine
Does that have to be done frame by frame or is there software to do it for you?
@@gerythebobrica7623 Not entirely correct. You need consent when you're actively filming (or photographing) someone and happen to be very recognizable in the shot, yes. However, in this video it's about a few people and their experience in Efteling. The people who happen to be in the shot don't need to give consent nor have to be blurred.
@@gerythebobrica7623 actually you can film people's faces in a public space. the efteling is considered a public space.
THIS VIDEO IS SO CUTE! I started it like, "Sounds cool but there is no way I can sit through a full hour in one sitting about a magic theme park" but god damn that is exactly what I did. Half the fun is how much fun you guys have, this is the best.
🥺 Thank you!! I can’t wait for “you sound like Nothing from my pride” comments
I also thought I wasn't going to watch the whole thing, but I kept wanting to see what would come next.
@@MoMoOBrien Ahaha I think you are clearly the main character of life by how people at the park reacted, you don't even need props for also being the main character of a show :P
@@kuroakikitsune Same!! It was so great the whole way through, the time just flew by, ah!!
@@MoMoOBrien I always loved your videos and I was so surprised to find out that you voiced Nothing haha I love my pride and I love you its amazing :)
4:40 whenever you compare the Efteling to Disney, remember that Walt Disney visited the Efteling to get ideas. Usually Efteling did it first; e.g. integrating the waiting line with the attraction was already done with Spookslot (ghost castle), the first attraction build outside of the fairy tale forest. In 1978...
Walt never visited the Efteling, it's an urban legend. Walt did visit the Dutch attraction Madurodam though and the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, wich provided him with inspiration for Disneyland
Yeah, Disney himself never went there. But famous imagineer Tony Baxter did! They even asked the Efteling for design tips for castles because they needed pointers on how to make believable castles in a country that has real ones.
True story. Except Disney himself didn’t visited but his co-Workers did
The first attraction was the steamcarousel
Luckily, the Monsieur Cannibale ride has been re-opened last year with entirely different theming. It is now themed in the stories of 'Sindbad' and it matches with the coaster across; 'Vogel Rok'. The pots are now twisting ships and luckily the statue in the middle is now sindbad hanging on a ladder leading you on 'the wild sea' :)
Never would've imagined there'd ever be someone unfamiliar with the wolf and the seven little goats fairy tale. It's one of the more well-known ones here.
we tell the tale as pigs instead of goats
@@cupofbees9413 wolf and the 3 pigs and wolf and the 7 goats are 2 different stories! :)
Me neither!!! I remember the story of the 7 goats so well, I had a beautiful little book that it was inside along with other fairytales, but sadly it burned in my housefire when i was still young. II guess it's not common in north america, maybe it's a little too scary. II've noticed some of the scarier fairytales don't tend to make it to the americas orrr they get sort of de-spookified first hehe
@@GoblinPrincessKyo That's such a shame.
The story of vila volta is about the hounted house of the leader of a group of bandits (although I think pirates cool too). The curse can only be lifted when someone with a pure soul enters the house, and that is the reason he lets in so many people. He hopes one of the people who enter will be able to lift the curse. The ride is still on, so I guess neighter of you has a pure soul ;).
I hope you like the background info.
Bye
Oh thank you! That’s very cool. I also weirdly like that a ride has like...a message to tell you know? That “nobodies perfect”. Or maybe I’m just too emotionally attached to Villa Volta
@@MoMoOBrien we have a similar ride in Italy in Gardaland and is the main character ride, it's called "House of Prezzemolo" and to enter it you go inside a big tree in the middle of the kids land. It is my favourite ride, never thought that there weren't any similar in the States.
Bye from Italy
@@MoMoOBrien I feel you, girl :] . It's one of my favorite rides in the whole park. Went there a lot as a child but this specific attraction somehow always stuck to me. Fun little fact: The legend Villa Volta was based on, actually took place in that region (Noord-Brabant/'North Brabant' and northern Belgium). Like @magical explained, 'Bokkenrijders' made a pact with the devil and flew through the air on goats to kill, pillage and stuff like that. The old man you see in the queue of the ride is named Hugo van den Loonsche Duinen(/Hugo of the Loonsche Duinen. Probably named after the nature reserve east from Efteling named Loonsche Dunes). He's supposed to be a former 'Bokkenrijder' but after looking for a place to spent the night, he found and pillaged a church. A young lady with fiery eyes warned him not to desecrate God's house. He ignored her, took all the gold he could find and rode off. When he arrived at his house the next day, he saw the lady standing on the roof of his house. (roughly translated,) She quoted: ''Nowhere in your own home, nor anywhere in the world, you shall ever find rest or peace, now you have desecrated God's house. Only when a loyal human with the pure mind of a newborn child will enter your house, you shall find peace.'' Hope it's a bit more understandable what this attraction is about, because it has such an interesting story :D
Anyway, keep up the great work! Love watching your video's
@@MoMoOBrien The mechanics of this ride are also present on a ride at Alton Towers in England called Hex - The Legend of the Towers. I can fully recommend visiting if and when you come back to the UK. This video was amazing btw. I've been wanting to visit Efteling for ages.
the house isn't haunted! He is bc he stole from a empty church and a ghost followed him. The ghost cursed him of his stealing and will never stop haunting until someone with a pure heart steps into his house
Oh to be a goat mom chilling in the forest with her basket.
Also Azrai just SHOVING the blown kiss from the fairy down his sweater is the biggest mood.
This video is literally a physical example of Fernweh.
Dear ladies, thank you for your nice video.
Monsieur Cannibale is no more. The ride is rethemed. It's new name is Sirocco.
Unfortunately the haunted house Spookslot closed this week after 44 years. In 2024 a new haunted house will open and a themed area will open in the park. If you're still interested what you missed, De Efteling released a clear video last week about Het Spookslot.
Please don't refer to Azrai as "she/ladies"! They transitioned post-filming
@@gxttmiq to be honest I didn't know either. thanks for telling me.
@@gxttmiq who cares
@@learnedeldersofteemo8917 Obviously Azrai, as getting misgenderd can cause a lot of harm. You're acting clueless, but I know you know it's important
I'm dutch and this is absolutely hilarious too watch, The typical dutch accents make it even better. They really try to make international tourists smile at the efteling :)
If you do come back, consider coming during Winter Efteling. It's in December/January only, and it's a whole different mood, totally decorated in a snowy style. Even more pretty, also, the lines are way shorter, so you can do the whole park in 1 day.
During the winter some attractions are closed due weather conditions.
@@rolandklop1641 Yeah the water attractions. That's all clearly written on the site. My comment still stands, it's a totally different experience.
@@DX88 I also had it happen that some rollercoasters were closed! Due too the snow I think or well, in the beginning when I had that. The Flying Dutchman (De Vliegende Hollander) had a lot of trouble though.
@@larissaswinkels3661 De Vliegende Hollander is a water ride so it's closed during winter.
@@HappyDiggers I think I have seen it open at some point during it, not sure. Might only have been because someone rented out the entire park that they opened it in the winter. Though, aside from that it used to have a lot of issues and be closed quite often, especially when it first opened.
For everyone who is disturbed by the racist caricature of monsieur cannibale, don't worry! Efteling just announced that they're going to re-theme the ride (and the whole surrounding area). It's supposed to be done this winter.
I just came here to say this! This is really a good thing
Yeah it's fully removed!! There is a new cool attraction in it's place now, based on the tales of Sinbad the sailor :)
@@venusxaino oh no 😱now it's racist for arabic people because it displays a sailor 😱😱you people seriously don't know wtf you want do you 🥱
@@venusxaino it’s not racist, stop it! You guys see racism in everything
I invite all americans to sinterklaas festival. I highly reccomend it
When I'm trying to stave off melancholy, I come back to this video. The overwhelming love in every frame of it always manages to start improving my mood.
Momo while going into the maze "This is clearly not meant for adults"
Me every time i go there i go in the maze as a fully grown 18 year old moron with my 190 cm friend who can almost look over the hedges
yep no exactly 😂 i remember going to the efteling for a school trip back around the time baron had just opened. so us 3 morons decided to just go in there because heck it.. then another good example was 2018 when i went to a zoo somewhere a bit further away.. they had this monkey garden area that had like these climbing areas for kids.. so of course the 3 idiots (me and my stepbrothers) decided to go into there and climb around 😂😂
Last time I went into the maze I got dirty water sprayed in my face because I’m too tall... for a child
We once got into the maze... Then the sky broke and before we got out, we were drenched to the bone. HAHAHAHA! We then went to the Piranha, which was momentarily closed due to the weather. But when we showed them we were completely drenched anyway, they opened it back up for us. It was hilarious.
My family and I went to a theme park a few years ago and one of my cousins was too short to go on a ride. My brother (+/-195cm) said that something like that would never happen to him....
The next ride we went on didn't allow people over 190cm because they were too tall🤣🤣🤣
Well, that's why there is a sign at the entance saying that it's only accessible to children op to 150cm...
at 10:00 the old woman says ''Shall i let it snow?'' (in case anybody wants to know)
Also its from a fairytale Called ''Frau Holle'' and its about a girl who lives with her widowed mother and sister. She always works hard while her sister is lazy. (also apparently shes beautiful while her sister is ugly and her mother likes her sister beter)
At one point shes starts working on a spool of wool when it gets coverd in her blood, she drops it in the well and to get it back jumps in as wel and gets transported to a garden with a house where an old woman lives who tell her that if she works for her she'll have a happy life with her. So being the workaholic she is, stays with the woman and does all of her chores and likes it(when she airs out the bedding it starts snowing on earth, hence the old womand asking ''Shall i let it snow?'') .
But after a while the girl gets homesick and wants to go back to her mother and sister. The old woman opens a gate and as soon as the girl walks through she gets showerd by gold, and gets her spool of wol back, al cleaned up. When she gets home her mother and sister welcome her and when her mother hears about the old woman she sends her other daughter to the well to do the same thing (all because of the gold) but because the other sister is lazy, she doesnt do anything and in stead of gold she gets showerd in tar.
There are many different versions of this tale! in the one from rusia the old woman is baba yaga, there's one where the girl lost a bucket and she has to help magic objects in her journey, and stuff... I guess it was the metaphor for when girls got a job helping at an elder's house and were well behaved, hardworking and compensated
I love that fairy tale, there’s a few movies on UA-cam,, they’re in German( I think not sure) no subtitles but if you know the story you can easily follow it .
@@theramdomchannel8329 it wasn’t just because she worked at an elder’s house, it was just that the first sister, was kind and obedient and the second sister was lazy and selfish, the reward was for being virtuous.
@@theramdomchannel8329 Many stories have plots similair to this. Actually Frau Holle is based on a Germanic goddess. Goddess Holle goes with many names like Hulda or Frigg. She is a goddess of death, patroness of the spinners and weavers and queen of the goblins and fearies. She has also been called ''The White Lady'' or ''The Black Grandmother"
She was the captain of the "Wild Hunt", between December 23 and January 5 she would check whether people were industrious or lazy that year. So that explains where the story of the two sisters and Frau Holle making it snow on earth came from.
@@marlena. This kinda stuff fascinates me, thanks for the info!
The tiny car dudes be like ‘You two look like you’re on a gay date, get in we’re taking you on a ride’ and I love them so much-
Even after watching this a few times I still get emotional when they say: "I'm gonna be baseline a little bit happier for the rest of my life."
I know, right!
That touched my heart.
From now on I'm using that when asked what's special about Efteling: it makes you baseline a little happier for the rest of your life
I love how happy they look!!
And all the "He/him/his" at the end is so adorable
Knowing that Momo was using female pronouns at the time it hurts a little to recognize the pain on Az's face. I'm glad that they are getting into a better place emotionally, he's such a good person and I just want him to be happy. It shows how good a friend Momo is to edit in all his proper pronouns.
that entire end segment got the new subscriber for me♥ absolutely adorable :D can't wait to go down this rabbit hole of content!
Also, the subtitles had Az and his correct pronouns when his deadname & old pronouns were said in the vid 🥰
@Technical Support You don't care about those people who lost their lives. Your need to hijack a positive conversation about gender expression is sad, and pretending you're coming from some moral high ground makes it even more so. I'm not surprised though, because your original comment shows your lack of understanding about Marxism, gender and how not to be a jerkoff.
@@Aster_Risk ^^^^ What's that all about ??? lol (I've no clue at all)
Cinderella doesn't chop off her feet, her step-sister do it to fit the glass slipper. As they are riding off with the Prince, a bird lands on his shoulder and tweets "look at the feet! Look at the feet"
The birds say "Ruckedy-Coo there's blood in the shoe, the shoe is too small, the right wife's still at home"
So birds telling the prince to go back cause he’s a dimwit and apparently has bad eyesight.
@@artemisia0553 Warning for Americans: Not every Prince has bad eyes, not every bird is telling the truth, not every stepsister is a bad person.
@@dutchman7623 True. I’m just surprised the prince didn’t notice, and the stepsisters weren’t that bad. They were forced to chop off parts of their feet.
The Girl with the Red shoes does get het feet chopped off because the shoes won't stop dancing, even if it kills her. Remember, if someone tells you the shoes are cursed, maybe consider NOT wearing them.
when i see vlogs about people from other countries who visit the efteling, they always don’t really understand or appreciate the culture and beauty of the park. But you two really understood it and that’s awesome!
I watched this video randomly when it first came out and I've been obsessed with Efteling ever since because of it. This is the best Efteling video. The Droomvlucht footage is incredible. Your friendship and sense of wonder, the careful study of racism and colonialism in theme parks, the queer joy, your description of the park as an 80's fantasy vibe... all partly contributed to me traveling solo from the UK to Efteling and having the most magical time (it also took three weeks because I literally went there by bicycle haha.)
As a dutch person who hasn't gone to the efteling in two years due to the covid situation, but has been going every year since he was little (and is now a 30 year old), this was an absolute delight to watch and made me realize how much I miss Efteling
I'm 30 as well and also still go to the Efteling each year! So many things that bring the joy of nostalgia and the wonder at new magic that has been built.. I miss it when I have to skip a year (or two) for whatever reason
For everyone who is intersted in the whole "monsieur cannibale" situation, today it has been announced that it's gonna be changed to "sinbad de zeeman" which is gonna be sea themed :D
I like the idea but I am gonna miss the monsieur canibale song
They did that because VogelRok is also based on sinbad de zeeman.
@@Lightningshattr ye, and they're gonna expand the whole of 'ruigrijk' right?
@@jasper24588 It's a really catchy song and the lyrics are funny, but... yeah, in this day and age I can imagine they'd change it.
It won't be long before someone complains about the racist depiction of Arabic people.
Loved the video. I was born close to the Efteling and went there very frequently so loved to see an outsiders perspective.
Just an FYI: Monsieur Cannibale has been dismantled as well as the little maze next to it to make room for a new, Sinbad inspired ride which will still be a kind of teapot ride.
Looking forward to you returning and seeing the parts of the park you missed.
let’s all just appreciate momo’s magical singing voice in the background of this whole video 😍
Thank you 👉👈 I’m very self conscious about it
@@MoMoOBrien I got so hyped up when I heard "The Never-ending Story"
I’ve been trying to find the specific part in the song where you sing never ending story so I can show it to my whole family! We love sea shanties. Would u maybe post a video of all the songs you sang here?
@@sydneybee6016 I believe all of MoMo's music is on her Patreon! I know not everyone has money for that but I love MoMo and I can't help giving her some advertising, haha ;)
@@ladyalfhildrforestofvioletmist yesss the patreon of course.... Brb while I go sign up... 😂
the shot of az emerging from the dark after that first ride looking like he just saw the meaning of the universe was the best thing
Az after that ride: my life is never going to be the same after this and I’m totally okay with that
Right? He looks like all his dreams just came true in one little snap of a finger, and honestly, he deserves that,
This video feels like such a sweet representation of queer platonic love in friendship. And I genuinely am so grateful to have found your videos and Azrai's. I can just tell how much you love Azrai to give them this experience as a christmas gift. And its wonderful that you shared that experience.
Thank you 🥹
Holy crap, by bicycle!! That's mind-blowing!!
Azrai is absolutely stunning. Your friendship(?) is so wholesome and you both deserve the world. If you see this, please tell them that i love their art and support them!
"So Efteling has their token spooky ride-" Smash cut to Momo walking towards the ride's entrance and three children running away yelling "HELP! MAMA HELP!" and she just turns back and looks at Az like ಠ_ಠ
Also I want all these covers with momo's voice to keep forever and ever
28:45 😂
The line is the scariest part of Spookslot 😂😂
I love the kid screaming for their mom when Azrai openend up the chest with the wand :')
Uncomfortable moment aside, this was an amazing magical experience. Thank you for sharing this with us, Flower Lady. And for the Neverending Story cover.
Oh no, a black character with a spoon in his nose, the horror...
@@vergil8833 *caricature
@@andrewjenkins9965 You mean like all the other characters in the park? or do you think white people actually look like those hook-nosed witches and gnomes and trolls?
They're all caricatures, why is that one specifcally bad? Is it because hes not handsome? Are the other white characters handsome? No, none of them are glrifications.
Or is it because having a thing through the nose is a stereotype?
But then again, there are tribes who actually do that... Why is it racist to display an actual cultural practice of certain people?
Is it racist to display a nordic person with a viking helmet? Or an native american with a feather hat?
Or is it because of the title of the character, a cannibal? But Africa does have the highest number of cannibal tribes through history, is that the bad part? Showing something less good about history?
That brings us back to the vikings, is a viking with horns on his helmet and racist caricature of nordic people? The vikings did bad stuff and they didn't have horns, so it's an inaccurate depiction of a certain group who did something bad, it has all the haulmarks of a racist caricature.
But we don't think of it that way, do we? Because vikings are badass, right? Well why isn't a cannibal with something in his nose badass? I'm sure the people who practice that tradition think it's badass, why don't you? Are you racist?
@@vergil8833 gnomes and trolls aren't white people. The stereotypical witch is based on Jewish stereotypes though.
It's weird that you're focusing on this when the main aspect of my post was that I loved the video and think Efteling is awesome. Is everything okay?
@@andrewjenkins9965 Gnomes and trolls are not jewish stereotypes in the slightest... Fristly you're confusing gnomes with goblins, but secondly they're way older than the 19th century relation between hebrews and noses...
These folklore creatures were initially venerated to some degree until christianization when they became demonizations of non-christian rural people. In other words, they represent "big dumb evil pagans" aka white people following their native traditions.
And I'm not talking about Efteling at all, why do you think I care what you think about it?
It's so easy to take things for granted, but seeing someone from another country vissiting the park i've known for a while, it shines a whole new light on things.
Thanks for taking this journey and making this video, from the bottom of my heart, a random Dutch Person on the internet.
“ It’s been so long “ - the singer of man behind the slaughter
Oh gosh, I loved Efteling... There was this one pancake restaurant in the park, I've forgotten what it was called, but it was so cute! The whole restaurant was very thematic, it was such an experience. Thank you for your content Momo!
That amazing rastaurant calls Polles Keuken.
We go to the pancake resteraunt!
Its called Polles keuken!! I live in the netherlands and we go to the efteling every week! We hava a membership pass thing (idk what its called in english lol)
You have no idea how tickled I was to see you guys there in the premier. (☆▽☆)
51:40 PFFT THE DUBBING GETS ME EVERY TIME. Good on ya for doing it lmaoo
I just found out this park exists. Super enjoyed your video. From an outsiders perspective, it looks like they're still holding true to theming and ride design in a way that Disney is falling away from. Fully honest, I've been appreciating Disney parks less and less as their new rides focus on screens rather than actual theming. Would love to visit this park some day.
It's definentely worth it. Would recommend staing in the hotel and doing 2 days to be able to see everything. Efteling truly is a magical place.
As a European, I had the seem feeling in Universal studios. Too many screens.
When Dance Macabre was announced (they are building it now), we were afraid too that it was with screens.
It was presented like that by the manufacturer.
But gladly Efteling choose to replace the screens by real theming.
Ready in 2024 so can't wait to see.
I’m in love with the goat lady with a two baskets and the pretty dress. That is all.
I’m pretty sure the goat lady is Momo’s true form
She's the Momma goat from the fairy tale of the seven little goats. Incidentally she's also the GOAT.
Hahaha someone schreaming "jongens kom eens hier" which means "boys come here" at 3:49 is the most efteling thing i have ever heard lol
Same hahaha, and also the “mama! HELP!!!!” near the Spookslot 😂
B R O O D J E U N O X
as well tho
Dat had ik dus ook, hahahah
HAHAHA exactly 😂
the person actually says "Lucas Kom eens hier"
One year later I still come back every month to watch this video. I remember seeing this when it came out and for some reason it's one of my comfort videos to watch on UA-cam, especially because I love Efteling so much! 💗
Thank you. That vibe is what I strive for and my algorithm thanks you.
I love these darker fairytales and folk stories,
Because they're what I grew up with.
The little mermaid didn't live happily ever after,
Rumpelstiltskin didn't become a better person,
The white ladies remain violent revenant ghosts of the witches they once were,
And yes Cinderella's sister cut off parts of her feet.
The brutal honesty of these tales
Makes them so distinct and powerful,
That you suddenly understand why adults were scared of ghost, fairies and love,
These supernatural forces could not be controlled
And could change everything for better,
But also for worse.
The "I'm not a witch I'm your wife!" had me ded, omg live for princess bride references
The child’s fairytale theme park being vaguely scary and menacing really tracks with Netherlands
Watching this again 1 year leter so happy to see you so happy. The cannibal is gone and the doolhof is not there anymore also spookslot is going away this year 😢. So hope you are soon back 🙏
The cannibal is gone now because the ride is getting a retheme to match Vogel Rok, the dark coaster at the other side of the square, based on Sinbad the Sailor.
The little special thanks you put to me and my mom is so sweet🥺 you were both so nice and it was truly an honor being your company and translator that day.💕
Thank you so much for showing us around a place so special to you ❤️
Thank YOU!! Our guide!
i’m so glad that you talked about the racist ride instead of avoiding it. spreading awareness is so helpful, thank you for that momo!! otherwise efteling is such a beautiful, magical place! i absolutely adore this video (and i miss your uploads so much)!! bravo momo!
I'm one of the kids that grew up with the Efteling. I love the park! I'm also in agreement that that ride is SUPER PROBLEMATIC. It needs to go or needs a thematic reskin. It's also not a isolated problem. There are a few parks in Europe that are quit old, with a lot of surviving rides that have similar problems. I once did a analysis of 2 rides with similar problems in the German Europa-park (I.E. this is where the thempark design lore for Az starts). They have some problematic rides that they won't remove because the park is basicaly the legacy/catalouge for the biggest design and build company for these rides that's owned by the family. One brother runs the park, the other the design company and neither of them has the stones to remove one of daddies rides.
@@thm540 In the case of europa park storing would be verry hard. Both problematic rides are big boatrides one of them being a darkride. You could keep some animatronics but that's about all you could preserve. It's also an interesting point you're making about history in this context as the theme of europa park is europe and it's history. The problematic rides are themed after the netherlands and the 'golden age'. The age we used to call golden because we got realy rich, but should be called golden because it deserves a gold medal for being the most problematic. So I reccon that people who want the rides to stay could have similar arguments as people who want to keep around confederate statues.
The actual descision to keep it around is made by the family in this case, and i'm not sure if the larger debate has any influence on the matter (even though I think that it should be the deciding factor). The actual things that influence the descision right now are pride, and family hirarchy. The dad built what is now the largest ride designer company in the world. I'm sure you have been in one of their rides without even knowing it. And as basicaly a side buisness they have the biggest and most critically acclaimed themepark in europe. As you can imagine that's somthing you can't achieve without an iron will. So even though the dad has been dead for 10 years, and the daily management of the company has been shifted to his grandchildren. The whole family still decides, and they still honor the wishes of the iron willed originator of the park.
@@thm540 To put it in more international terms. Walt Disney wasn't the nicest man and in todays standards he would be problematic. Imagine if Disney was still a family owned company instead of shareholder owned. That's the situation in Europa park.
@@rotciv003 this is so true, I live in denmark and here we have a park with an almost identical in build and theme ride at Juros Sommerland, it's statue is more of a 'tiki face' and it has no song but it's still pretty awful and it's really inappropriate that it's been left up rather than reskinned a little or outright removed, to be honest the whole 'jungle' section of that park has issues and really needs fixing up and changeing rather than adding new rollercoasters to the farmyard section :\
Really? As a black person, I never had a problem with Mr. Cannibale. I grew up with it as well. Used to be my favorite ride when I was younger.
This is so much fun to watch. The Efteling is very special for me (and a lot of other Dutch families and kids). This park is literally my childhood and I always get emotional when i'm back there. Thank you for this amazing video!!🧡
4:00 yeah... see try'd it... 🤣, I think we Dutch people can be proud on a theme park like the Efteling 😄
This video means so much to me! I live in The Netherlands and Efteling is my favorite theme park... because of covid I haven't been able to visit it for a couple of months now. This video made me tear up several times because I miss the park so much! And seeing others enjoying it makes my heart warm. It's a shame Monsieur Cannibale ruined the experience a bit for you (it's awful I know...), but it truly is a wonderful park where a lot of people put their heart and soul in. I hope you guys can still see that
No one:
Me: Momo speaking Dutch makes me crack up!!
Edit: I speak Dutch
Would you believe I am genuinely trying my best?
@@MoMoOBrien It's actually pretty good, just an accent but thats normal
@@MoMoOBrien You did great! Droomvlucht sounded excellent. And that's a tough one. It's a compliment that you tried to pronounce many attractions.
@@MoMoOBrien you actually were pretty good.. i've heard a ton worse from people that really weren't trying
Well good news, the Efteling just announced that “Monsieur Cannibal”, that arguably offensive ride, will disappear and make room for a new ride.
Came back here just to say this, but you were quicker hahaha
@@frith.calluna Same! Coming here was my first thought after hearing the news!
@@frith.calluna So I'm going to join the line of people who were going to comment along these lines. I am going to add that the ride is getting a Simbad the Sailor (from the One Thousand and One Nights story cycle) theme to "create a positive image of the rich Arabian culture". As the quote i saw in the article I read goes.
One of our national newspapers lists some of the international criticisms that the ride has gotten over the past few years and mentions "Canadian vloggers".
What in the world is “arguable” about blatant racism
Still the best vlog story of efteling 😊
The little goats fairytale goes like this:
Once upon a time, there was a mother goat with her 7 little goats. One day the mother had to do some shopping and told her little goats to open the door for nobody except her.
The wolf clothed himself like the mother goat, warped his voice to sound like her and even dipped one of his paws in yeast to make it look like he was the mother goat. He ate 6 of the goats, the last one hid in the standing clock. When the mother came home she found the one goat that hid and together they went to find the wolf. The wolf was asleep under a tree and the mother goat cut open his belly and the 6 little goats came out of the belly alive and well.
The goats then found some stones and put them in the belly of the wolf. The wolf went to drink at the well because he tought the goats were a bit of a heavy meal and fell into the well and drowned.
I was definitely not prepared for "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" in this video.
I JUST PICKED UP ON "THE NEVERENDING STORY" PLEASE-
Hey, it's so interesting to see people from outside the Netherlands react to Efteling and I'm really happy you guys enjoyed it!
Also last year they removed Monsieur Cannibale and replaced it with a Sinbad themed ride which matches Vogel Rok story wise, the ride is called Sirocco and it looks great!
They shoudnt have?
As a Dutch person from the Netherlands thank you for visiting our small land and im glad you enjoyed our park Efteling
An hour of Mo Mo running around a theme park? Yes please.
"It's a garland of hands..."
It's a....garlhand
For viewers not up to date with Efteling news, after the summer Monsiour Caniballe and the adventure maze are getting a massive overhaul. The new theme for both is Sinbad.
as a dutch person its so funny to see and realise not everyone knows all these stories, I was raised with all of these stories and it makes me happy seeing other people exploring these. this entire park is my childhood
Haha. "Don't drink the water"
There first Dutch word they learned was "Geen Drinkwater"...
@@Yochemm Dutch read Bad water as Bath water ;p
I WILL be listening to the Mo Mo version of these songs for the rest of my life. Thank you, Mo Mo, they are wonderful!
They will be on Spotify soon!
this is officially my most watched and comfort video.
Hahaha as a Dutchmen this was wonderful to watch. Also loved the cues to Monsieur Cannibale at the end haha. It is indeed quite bad, and luckily it's being rebranded as we speak. Thanks you two for reminding me of all my magical experiences at Efteling!
Great video! You perfectly captured the magic of that place. This really made me miss The Efteling even more. Hope it will be opening its doors again soon.
Precies
It’s open now :)
Hello now its open
"COME ON!"
De boy Nathie
nobody:
Az: *S Y N T H*
let the synth flow through you
Sorry, what is synth?
@@AuntBecky1 synth is a type of music, heavily used in 80’s fantasy or sci fi movies. Where it isn’t made with a particular instrument but sound all.. ethereal. It was used heavily for suspenseful scenes in tons of movies though became over used very quickly to most people in the industry so it’s not nearly as popular as it once was.
@@Morgan-Joyce lol. You just explained a synthesizer. I should have figured that out in my own but I was expecting a genre of film.
I just described Momo's aesthetic as an embroidered over-the-shoulder adventure bag to my friend.
back to this video after having been to efteling for the first time and i'm delighted to inform you they rethemed the really racist ride!
i love how you included your friends pronouns and the detail that this was filmed before his transition
This is what I expect when I go to Disneyland. With the expansion of Star Wars land and marvel campus, very little of Disneyland remains with the fairytale/fantasy element still there. This video was so entertaining.
No worry: Monsieur Cannibale disappears from Efteling: 'Everyone should feel welcome .... and indeed hope to see you back with the winter efteling
i’ve seen this video more times then i can count and i love just as much it is the most comforting video ever.
*starts furiously learning Dutch*
Learn from my fountain drinking mistakes
As a native Dutch speaker, I practically screamed: DON'T!
As someone who is Dutch, good luck, you’ll need it
As a Dutchie, I wish you lots of luck because it might be even more complicated than French
I think it's entirely possible for them to change the ride with the racist representations. It's not hard, you don't have to have a story with the ride- or just have an entirely new one. It's concerning that they haven't changed it.
I love the end where you just cut in the pronouns - very silly and a nice touch
To play devil's advocate for a second, with the pandemic and the fact that they changed a different ride not too long ago, they might not have the funds to do it at this time.
That being said, I do fully agree they should change it sooner rather than later. I wouldn't like visiting another country and seeing an offensive caricature of a Dutch person either, so why should we expect the same of other people?
@@frith.calluna Absolutely. It's not like they even have to scrap the ride, just change the statues and song - simple
Well, there were black cannibals and they did have bones in their nose and lots of jewelry. Its like hansel and gretel who get eaten by the witch. Although hermits probably didn't eat children, so that's actually more offensive if you want to complain. Or the oversized heads of the human dustbins that eat paper. Offensive for fat people? No. Its just funny. Don't be offended all the time.
@@janklaassen6404 I don't usually engage with arguments like this so don't be surprised if I dip - but first and foremost, it is definitely a racist caricature regardless of how you feel, secondly, there are very few, if any, other representations of black characters in this park-the ones I have seen have also been hateful caricatures. No reason to hold onto something like it when it can be replaced with something better.
@@janklaassen6404 there's a difference between depicting black people and depicting them in the same way 50s cartoons did
don't defend racist stereotypes like this- this is toxic. if you're going to defend stereotypes like this, I suggest you stop interacting with Momo's audience
The fact you're comparing a WITCH generally written as EVIL and DON'T EXIST to black stereotypes is frankly absolutely awful.
Imagine being black, going to this theme park, and suddenly being subjected to a ride where an extremely racist depiction of a black person is the centrepiece, and the song is about that depiction being a cannibal. Sure, it would be fine to write a story about black cannibals - NOT OKAY to depict them in the racist stereotypes of the past, which generally would teach children that all black people are tribes people who are cannibals.
I'm not offended, just because I'm mad at something racist doesn't mean I'm offended. I'm mad because it can hurt people, I do not want people to be hurt over who they are - I do not want a ride in an otherwise amazing theme park to have racism in it.
When I'm sad I just re-watch this video again and again. It's my comfort video at this point and it just makes me want to go to Efteling again! It's my fav Park ever! Maybe we'll meet there haha! Thanks Momo and Az✨🌿 (remember.. Don't drink the water)
Hey big news! Monsieur Cannibale is going to be changed! It is getting rethemed to Sinbad, to fit more in with vogel rock, who was already themed to Sinbad. They say it is for better theming, but I know it is also partly due to the increase of complaints of it's racism! Efteling has stated to have watched your video, so you might have prompted them to change it quicker!
Yes it is very sad news. It was a wonderful attraction, too bad people couldn't see the cannibal's character as something funny, too bad they declare something so innocent racism. When will the whining about racism stop, not everything is racism.
@@watzegtdevos3835 but it wasn't fun or cute, it was a very obvious racist characture. It was quite offensive and had big hints of colonialism. It's not sad news, it is great news that it finally was changed!
@@The_Disturber Nonono... It wasn't racist, until. people like you, made it look like a racist characther. Henny Knoet (RIP) designed it, as a fun fake charachter, with a WHITE helper. When designing the charachter they didn't even think about colonialism. It's sad to see people looking for something behind everything. It was a magnified character, it was fake! It represents a cannibal tribe of the past. It wasn't meant to be offensive, it's not offensive, it doesn't hint at colonial times. He was an innocent figure until people like you labeled it 'racism'
@@watzegtdevos3835 I know it wasn't meant to be offensive, but that doesn't mean it isn't now. I love Henry Knoets work, but he was a man of his time, and yes things like colonialism and racisme were way more normal back then. And there were protests against this depiction already from when it was installed. Liking an attraction with a racist element, doesn't make you racist, but you have to learn to grow with the time, and look back at problemetic things you didn't notice in the past.
Yes, its a shame, its the point were I stoped waching this video. I hate the new facist woke culture. For fun, paint Monsieur Cannibal white and nobody will have complaint, its sick!
THE COVER OF EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD!!! THIS IS MAGICAL
This was wonderful from start to finish !! I am also very grateful that you included and informed us viewers on the racist imagery. As a person of color, it’s always jarring to see these things and is a sudden reminder that it is unfortunately still very much prevalent in fantasy. However ! Content like yours never fails to inspire me to continue loving fantasy and making it my own as well ! So thank you !!!
🥺 thank you. That’s gonna keep me going for a while.
Couldn't agree more. Hopefully vids like this will help make that much needed progressive shift. As a little kid growing up I fell in love with the fantasy genre but the more racist depictions and stories saw the less passionate I became. And not even that but just being the only black girl at a Ren Fair or Larp event in general took a toll on my self esteem. Stopped going to them years ago.
Most of (if not all) of the Efteling’s racist imagery dates from the mid 20th century, and though it’s been criticized in recent years somehow all this time wasn’t enough for them to take it down. It’s a real shame.
@@nienkehuijbens301 Also since they could so easily change the whole design of the thing, gain more money by redesigning it etc.
@@nienkehuijbens301 I did hear they are working on changing it. Fingers crossed. I have been there yearly ever since I was born but I don't think I'm going again until they actually change it, or at least close it off.
Had to go back to this video again today (already watched it a bunch of times). But I was at a garden center in the Netherlands today and they had miniatures of a bunch of the rides and buildings and characters of Efteling there. I immediately thought about this video and the two of you (Az would love the miniatures). I even bought a little Pardijn figurine, even though I still haven't been to the park. This is just such a comfort video for me and when I'll finally get to the park one day I will probably hear both of your voices in my head 😂
As of two days ago (on the radio) the news was in the Netherlands that Monsieu Cannibale would be changed into a 1001 Arabian attraction. Removing the whole racial problem.. including the song.
the cover of “everybody wants to rule the world” is SO BEAUTIFUL i want to listen to it all dayyht
I am on a "queeste" to find the full version....so far to no avail. The selection of a synth-pop song about humankinds desire for power and control but in a totally stripped down and soft version at the very moment Az goes into full fangi....potion seller mode has to be deliberate.
It's on spotify if you happen to use it!
For the censored ride I feel like they could easily change it all they would need to do is change the music and the center piece. There are plenty of stories about cooking!
Yeah, literally every witch story has cooking in it, or magic potion brewing or whatever, they can change it.
They recently decided to change the statue, due to complaints, but haven't announced exactly when they'll be doing it. They allready did the same with a different ride so the park is getting a little more progressive.
@@Roo0xanne Well that's good. When I saw it in the video I was like "aw shit this is gonna be bad", but it's good that they're gonna change the statue. Hansel and Gretel themed Teacups?
@@mistamemewide I highly doubt they'll go for hansel ung gretel, since they allready have a spot in the fairytale forest, but something else that involves witches would fit really well. The area is called travelers realm, so i'm curious to see how they would make it fit that theme.
@@Roo0xanne maybe have the centerpiece be a witch on a broom that travels around ?
As someone who is English and grew up in the Netherlands it warms my heart that the Efteling is known across the pond now. It is actually believed that Walt Disney himself visited efteling as inspiration for disneyland and world!!
Hi Mo Mo, perhaps someone has already mentioned this already, but Efteling has recently announced that they will re-theme the Monsieur Cannibale attraction in the near future for the reasons you rightly pointed out in the video.
They announced the new theming today: efteling.com/nl/pers/efteling-breidt-thematisering-sindbad-de-zeeman-in-reizenrijk-uit/ It should be ready by the winter of this year (2021) They also posted a teaser on UA-cam: ua-cam.com/video/E8-NiC89POg/v-deo.html
Oh my gosh, this place is so magical!!! This is exactly what I needed during this lockdown, it's the perfect escape. Those music box fairies were also so lovely and I can't get over the amount of cool interactive gadgets they have around the park! 😍
My reaction to this vid: “ get me a freaking crown, I’m going to the Netherlands!”
Good news! The efteling has plans to change monsieur canibale. They are changing the theme of the attraction and the canibale will be remover from the park. It wil be called Sindbad.
Yes it is very sad news. It was a wonderful attraction, too bad people couldn't see the cannibal's character as something funny, too bad they declare something so innocent racism. When will the whining about racism stop, not everything is racism.
It's always so much fun to see people from all over the world enjoy our park, but you were made to enjoy the Efteling! So great to see your joy
Finally this park is getting more attention! I'm from the USA, but I've visited Efteling countless times since I was 5. My most cherished memories happened there. It feels completely magical and inmersive.
I have visited this park so many times in my life already, and everytime I go back it feels magical every single time. I love seeing people from outside of the Netherlands go here and absolutly enjoy it. I’m glad you had a great time!
I have lost count how many times I have rewatched this video at this point. Every time I have a bad day and feel alone, this is the video I retreat to. There's just something about the magic of this park and the energy of you and Az that just makes my dark day a little bit better. Thank you for your content
Funny that sometimes, only by looking at the world through the eyes of stranger, makes you realize the magic in things you have come to taken for granted. I had forgotten what a beautiful special and magical place the Efteling really is. And that for the people who build, work and main it is a labor of boundless imagination, pride and craftmanship.