Went there in the summer with my 7yo daughter. Spent half the day going between Joris en de Draak and De Vliegende Hollander (which was her favourite). We'll definitely go back at some point.
These screams remind me of when me and my friends went to this place for like the 3rd time of 2024, and we were screaming at the lifthilld or non-scary parts of every coaster. We lost our voice in the first hour. 😂
Nice vlog ! I remember one of you went to Efteling on a school trip. I hope it was up to your expectations as it is quite different when one goes to a themepark as a child. If you have been on Pagode then you have seen that Efteling has a lot of empty land surrounding it. Some people think why dont they built more thrillride rollercoasters and other rides on that land. Problem is they can only built on a certain percentage of the land. There are many animals and lots of species of birds living in the forest to take into consideration. By the way Pagode is not just the name of the ride in Efteling. A pagode is literally the name of a building you see at Buddhist temples, Chinese temples, taostic temples. They are used as reliquary, grave ornament or garden decoration. Efteling opened in 1952 and 3 years later in 1955 the first Disney park opened so Efteling is one of the oldest themeparks in the world. Because Efteling is that old other themeparks that were built later took inspiration from Efteling. One imagineer of Efteling had the idea of a spinning room in a house and that became the first madhouse Villa Volta. Other themeparks copied the idea of madhouses and made them arguably better. Also the idea of talking thrash bins has been copied. The same happened with the Flying Dutchman water coaster. An Efteling imagineer had an idea of a dark ride / water coaster and asked a company to design and build it. One of those imagineers now works for Disneyworld. Back in the day there was an 11 year old boy who asked Efteling if he could set up an Efteling fanclub. Efteling said yes and so he did. Later on this boy got a job working for Efteling as adult. This is the man that came up with the idea of Danse Macabre. He asked different companies if they would take on the challenge to design and build Danse Macabre and only one company agreed to do so. Hardcore Efteling fans have said Danse Macabre is now their favorite ride choosing it over Symbolica and Droomvlucht / Dreamflight. Danse Macabre was an already existing musical piece that was also played in the predecessor of dark ride Dance Macabre called. Spookslot. Efteling asked the famous symphonic metal band Epica to redo the musical piece and add lyrics and make a creepy videoclip inside and outside Danse Macabre for the opening of dark ride Danse Macabre. Symphonic metal is a sort of opera singing mixed with metal music which surprisingly goes well together and is certainly fit for a creepy videoclip at a run down abbey. Back in the 70's Kate Bush was asked to sing in front of the predecessor of Danse Macabre called Spookslot. Both videoclips are on UA-cam. Efteling may be an old themepark but there are even older ones. Tivoli Gardens in Denmark for example opened in 1843 and the oldest themepark in the world is Dyrehavsbakken referred to as Bakken that park opened in 1583 (441 Years ago) also in Denmark. I dont know if this is true or a rumour but I heard Efteling will be building a new rollercoaster in 2027. If you think of the fact that Symbolica and Danse Macabre both cost 35 million euros each to build I wonder what they can do with such a budget for a new rollercoaster. Knowing Efteling that would be a heavily themed coaster and with such big budgets it must be an epic one. I also think when Disney gets their hands on the dynamic motion system of Danse Macabre they can do great things with it. Some people said it will be copied by other themeparks in rapid speed but 35 million euros is pretty expensive. Back in the day Symbolica cost 35 million to build and it was the most expensive ride in the Benelux. Back in 1981 the rollercoaster Python was the longest, fastest and biggest rollercoaster in Europe. It has no real theming like other Efteling rides. They kept it for nostalgia reasons. Efteling is not part of big corporation like Disney. It has been part of a foundation since the beginning. That is why prices of entrance, food and merchandise are lower than Disney prices. Being part of a foundation also means the money that is being made goes right back into the development and theming of the park and does not go to rich owners. Did Efteling live up to your expectations and will you ever return to Efteling ? P.s. The hot snack vending machines are a pretty normal sight in The Netherlands. There is a company called Febo which is a snackbar/ chippie who is famous for these hot snack vending machines. You can find Febo's in Amsterdam for example. They are pretty popular especially with people who want to have a quick snack on a lunch break from work or at night after going to the bar / club who are a little bit tipsy. One time I heard a woman from New York being amazed by the hot snack vending machines. When I told her that back in the 70's New York had these hot snack vending machines as well she didnt believe me at first. Why they didnt work for New York I dont know because it is easy breazy to operate. New York used to be New Amsterdam before the Netherlands traded the entire city so I can see why there are lots of Dutch influences in New York. I mean Harlem comes from the Dutch city Haarlem you have many examples like this in The Netherlands. My dad as a TEENAGER used to take a snack out the hot vending machine and didnt close the little window completely. He left the little window just a tiny bit open so the snack bar owner didnt see it, so my dad could get the refill snacks for free. Another trick was to act really upset and say the hot snack machine didnt give change money back and then the snackbar owner would ask how much money he put in. My dad would say a higher amount then he put in and he could also get snacks for free this way the little rascal. He was also the one who walked into the classroom as pre teen say hi to the teacher and step out the back window to go hang out with his sisters boyfriend the whole day. Luckily he grew out of it. :-)
@2012inca Efteling surpassed our expectations in every way and for Rob the nostalgia of being back in such a special park was amazing! What we love and what you have conveyed so well is the beauty of the park - the nature makes this park even more special and it blends in so well. And also that Efteling is not part of a big corporation is wonderful. The Dutch people are rightly so proud of Efteling and this shines through everywhere. Thank you so much for sharing your incredible knowledge with us and we can't wait to get back to Efteling 😊
@WolfkingSybren thank you so much. And more to come of the Fairytale Forest and Droomvlucht which we adored! We can see why the Dutch are so proud of this beautiful park 😍
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Went there in the summer with my 7yo daughter. Spent half the day going between Joris en de Draak and De Vliegende Hollander (which was her favourite). We'll definitely go back at some point.
Love how detailed the rides are built. Not like your usual theme park, definitely need to take a trip
It's an absolutely stunning park. Thank you for watching and for your support 🙏
Your a good screamer rob 😂😂😂
I'm gonna need to vist Efteling in the future, looks a really fun day out
Haha often no voice left after a themepark visit! It's an amazing place and would really recommend a trip to Efteling
I'm going there next week :D The music in Villa Volta is truly epic.
We’ve been listening to the soundtrack non stop - have the best time!
These screams remind me of when me and my friends went to this place for like the 3rd time of 2024, and we were screaming at the lifthilld or non-scary parts of every coaster. We lost our voice in the first hour. 😂
I enjoyed the vlog, hopefully there will be a nice follow up :)
Thank you for watching and glad you enjoyed! Part two will be uploaded soon!
Nice vlog ! I remember one of you went to Efteling on a school trip. I hope it was up to your expectations as it is quite different when one goes to a themepark as a child. If you have been on Pagode then you have seen that Efteling has a lot of empty land surrounding it. Some people think why dont they built more thrillride rollercoasters and other rides on that land. Problem is they can only built on a certain percentage of the land. There are many animals and lots of species of birds living in the forest to take into consideration. By the way Pagode is not just the name of the ride in Efteling. A pagode is literally the name of a building you see at Buddhist temples, Chinese temples, taostic temples. They are used as reliquary, grave ornament or garden decoration.
Efteling opened in 1952 and 3 years later in 1955 the first Disney park opened so Efteling is one of the oldest themeparks in the world. Because Efteling is that old other themeparks that were built later took inspiration from Efteling. One imagineer of Efteling had the idea of a spinning room in a house and that became the first madhouse Villa Volta. Other themeparks copied the idea of madhouses and made them arguably better. Also the idea of talking thrash bins has been copied. The same happened with the Flying Dutchman water coaster. An Efteling imagineer had an idea of a dark ride / water coaster and asked a company to design and build it. One of those imagineers now works for Disneyworld.
Back in the day there was an 11 year old boy who asked Efteling if he could set up an Efteling fanclub. Efteling said yes and so he did. Later on this boy got a job working for Efteling as adult. This is the man that came up with the idea of Danse Macabre. He asked different companies if they would take on the challenge to design and build Danse Macabre and only one company agreed to do so. Hardcore Efteling fans have said Danse Macabre is now their favorite ride choosing it over Symbolica and Droomvlucht / Dreamflight.
Danse Macabre was an already existing musical piece that was also played in the predecessor of dark ride Dance Macabre called. Spookslot. Efteling asked the famous symphonic metal band Epica to redo the musical piece and add lyrics and make a creepy videoclip inside and outside Danse Macabre for the opening of dark ride Danse Macabre. Symphonic metal is a sort of opera singing mixed with metal music which surprisingly goes well together and is certainly fit for a creepy videoclip at a run down abbey. Back in the 70's Kate Bush was asked to sing in front of the predecessor of Danse Macabre called Spookslot. Both videoclips are on UA-cam.
Efteling may be an old themepark but there are even older ones. Tivoli Gardens in Denmark for example opened in 1843 and the oldest themepark in the world is Dyrehavsbakken referred to as Bakken that park opened in 1583 (441 Years ago) also in Denmark.
I dont know if this is true or a rumour but I heard Efteling will be building a new rollercoaster in 2027. If you think of the fact that Symbolica and Danse Macabre both cost 35 million euros each to build I wonder what they can do with such a budget for a new rollercoaster. Knowing Efteling that would be a heavily themed coaster and with such big budgets it must be an epic one. I also think when Disney gets their hands on the dynamic motion system of Danse Macabre they can do great things with it. Some people said it will be copied by other themeparks in rapid speed but 35 million euros is pretty expensive. Back in the day Symbolica cost 35 million to build and it was the most expensive ride in the Benelux.
Back in 1981 the rollercoaster Python was the longest, fastest and biggest rollercoaster in Europe. It has no real theming like other Efteling rides. They kept it for nostalgia reasons.
Efteling is not part of big corporation like Disney. It has been part of a foundation since the beginning. That is why prices of entrance, food and merchandise are lower than Disney prices. Being part of a foundation also means the money that is being made goes right back into the development and theming of the park and does not go to rich owners.
Did Efteling live up to your expectations and will you ever return to Efteling ?
P.s. The hot snack vending machines are a pretty normal sight in The Netherlands. There is a company called Febo which is a snackbar/ chippie who is famous for these hot snack vending machines. You can find Febo's in Amsterdam for example. They are pretty popular especially with people who want to have a quick snack on a lunch break from work or at night after going to the bar / club who are a little bit tipsy. One time I heard a woman from New York being amazed by the hot snack vending machines. When I told her that back in the 70's New York had these hot snack vending machines as well she didnt believe me at first. Why they didnt work for New York I dont know because it is easy breazy to operate. New York used to be New Amsterdam before the Netherlands traded the entire city so I can see why there are lots of Dutch influences in New York. I mean Harlem comes from the Dutch city Haarlem you have many examples like this in The Netherlands.
My dad as a TEENAGER used to take a snack out the hot vending machine and didnt close the little window completely. He left the little window just a tiny bit open so the snack bar owner didnt see it, so my dad could get the refill snacks for free. Another trick was to act really upset and say the hot snack machine didnt give change money back and then the snackbar owner would ask how much money he put in. My dad would say a higher amount then he put in and he could also get snacks for free this way the little rascal. He was also the one who walked into the classroom as pre teen say hi to the teacher and step out the back window to go hang out with his sisters boyfriend the whole day. Luckily he grew out of it. :-)
@2012inca Efteling surpassed our expectations in every way and for Rob the nostalgia of being back in such a special park was amazing!
What we love and what you have conveyed so well is the beauty of the park - the nature makes this park even more special and it blends in so well. And also that Efteling is not part of a big corporation is wonderful. The Dutch people are rightly so proud of Efteling and this shines through everywhere.
Thank you so much for sharing your incredible knowledge with us and we can't wait to get back to Efteling 😊
I love your screams LOL
Hahahah thank you we had no voice left after our time here!
@@bravetheadventuresss it was a very well documented Efteling visit, thanks for that ( Efteling is very special to many Dutchies)
@WolfkingSybren thank you so much. And more to come of the Fairytale Forest and Droomvlucht which we adored! We can see why the Dutch are so proud of this beautiful park 😍
wailing lady = Anneke van Giersbergen (one of the best symphonic metal singers)
We love her! Really sets the scene well. The music of Efteling is very special!
Kroket is not potato. It's filled with beef ragôut.
This one was definitely vegan any idea what it would be filled with? We assumed potato as this is what kroket is in the UK
The snacks er not cheap for one of those vending machine snacks
We found them very reasonable for themepark prices but that could be because we are used to paying UK prices I suppose!