Matt 236 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Just finished my 2nd and final day at Efteling, I think I live this park even more now. Fairy Tale Forest- full of massive charm and interaction, especially enjoyed the giant tree, water lily and troll King fairytales and the rest two were very good. The Soookes Jebbes show was interesting to watch (though definitely aimed at kids). Spent around 2 hours here which wasn't difficult (can see what people mean now). Spooksplot, was an interesting attraction. Certainly not my favourite but cleverly done. If you expect a show you'll be quite impressed maybe not so if you're expecting a ride. Went back to Poule's and had a sweet pancake this time, just as delicious as last time. Sadly didn't but mix as my bag is full to the brim. Baron has growed on me, very good ride definitely not my fav B&M but theming is excellent, plus at night it's amazing. Watched Aquanora again just as great as last time and a gentle soaking by water was definitely needed. Full review coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark9 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I guess I had high expectations of it. It seems the GP rave about it, so I was kinda critical of it. Anyway back on topic! I'm the admin, I'll decide when we need to go back on topic. Anyway back on topic! pognoi and JoshuaA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Did you Watch Raveleijn? Matt or Dan, my favourite thing about Efteling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Did you Watch Raveleijn? Matt or Dan, my favourite thing about Efteling. Ravelijin was amazing Jack! Definitely my favourite show I've ever seen at a theme park [that doesn't involve fountains or projections]. Basically I liked most of the rides there, the only ones I didn't really like was Monseur Cannibal as it was so difficult to make the things spin. Pyphon was ok but rather dull as was Villa Volta, but is not a patch on Hex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel.S312 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Ravelijin was amazing loved every min of it what a show can see why its popular there. Everything about Efteling was fantastic went in with less expectations than I came out with. A park that is well run the theming put in is brilliant loved Fairytale Forest could spend more than 2 hours in there if you really wanted to. overall the park is great quality throughout even though the layout of the park isn't the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted November 16, 2015 Report Share Posted November 16, 2015 Well, part 1 of the VLOG is now up for you all to enjoy. stretchy and Kerfuffle 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Part 2 of my Efteling VLOG is now up. In this part, much of it involves seeing the Fairy Tale Forest, which was a very interesting place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Efteling have announced on their Facebook page that Symbolica, the long awaited dark ride, will open in 2017 in the centre of the park. EDIT: Concept art... pognoi, Kerfuffle and Altitude 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Never thought I'd see the day! BenC and pognoi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Looks like Efteling will be on the cards again in 2017. Exciting news of course. If any of Efteling's other dark rides & Baron are to go by, this addition should be absolutely fantastic. I'm curious on the location as I'm not too sure where in the park it's going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Going in the ridiculous massive plaza by the Pancake House... It's meant to be Pardoes' realm... J.S217 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 A short Press Release from the park has also been released: http://www.efteling.com/NL/Over-de-Efteling/Pers-en-Publicaties/Persberichten/persberichten-persberichten/persbericht-nieuw-in-2017.html (warning: it mentions roughly what the ride system is, so is best avoided if you want to avoid all spoilers). The dark ride itself is costing 35 million euros (approx £26 million), and is of course being designed for all the family and to be suitable for all nationalities. It sounds as if they are planning to make it all very interactive too. So all sounds incredibly exciting. On a completely different note, was anyone else amused by the similarities between the press release for this and WC16? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Few more details about Symbolica: http://www.looopings.nl/weblog/4904/Meer-details-over-nieuwe-attractie-Symbolica-in-de-Efteling.html Interesting points of note are that it won't be a shooter and you won't wear 3D glasses; so it is very much a 'real' dark ride. How exactly the interactivity will occur in the ride is, however, still unknown. For anyone curious, this appears to be the ride system: http://www.etf.nl/ride-systems/products/xperience-mover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.S217 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 Should be good if its ETF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 Ground has broken on Symbolica... Efteling have also announced that they received 4.68 million visitors last year. Edging towards that 5 million by 2020 mark.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 All sounding great stuff from Efteling here. 300k increase is a very healthy increase, and Baron's greatness justifies that. Wonder if they'll beat Tivoli Gardens to 3rd most visited now, with DLP & Europa in the top two. Heard they're building another hotel and more accommodation too (source Loopings). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted March 10, 2016 Report Share Posted March 10, 2016 At minimum they'll be continuing expansion on Bosrijk, dunno where they'd put another hotel tbh... The increase is probably owing a lot to their own expansion to advertising abroad (including UK), something that they didn't really do too much beforehand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 Efteling are planning to build a new holiday park Loonsche County County. Source http://www.looopings.nl/weblog/5245/Slapen-boven-en-onder-de-grond-eerste-ontwerpen-van-nieuw-vakantiepark-Efteling-onthuld.htmlSlapen There will be a hotel with 75 rooms alongside flats,wood cabins, huts and heather dune huts. Construction is expected to start next year and it describes some of the accomodation being below ground [which is curious]. Some of the buildings look loverly [from the artists impressions] and I'm sure they'll be a hit whilst inkeeping with Efteling's fantastic image too. JoshC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted April 14, 2016 Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Latest construction update on Symbolica, which at 35 million euros is apparently the park's most expensive attraction to date. One wall already in place. Safe to say the ride's footprint is much larger than I was expecting. That's assuming it occupies most of the currently empty site pictured. Look forward to seeing the end result on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Efteling have revealed that they invest 10 million euros (£7.9 million) a year in general maintenance, refurbs and refreshes to the park: http://www.looopings.nl/weblog/5368/Efteling-investeert-jaarlijks-ruim-10-miljoen-euro-in-onderhoud.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 These statistics don't surprise me at all and if anything makes me adore this park even more. It is certainly clear Efteling have more love in their fingers for their park than others do in their whole body. When it comes to upkeep, Efteling is definitely one of the best kept parks in Europe. David B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 They make full use of their charitable status... I'd like to see a breakdown of what they spend money on and how much on each aspect... This is still not to say that in order to keep things at a high quality, you need to spend lots... You need a team fully behind providing the highest quality product as possible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 Symbolica construction update. Foundations have now been poured and are almost finished. This attraction is going to be pretty massive by the looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchada04 Posted May 4, 2016 Report Share Posted May 4, 2016 1 hour ago, Matt Creek said: Symbolica construction update. Fountains have now been poured and are almost finished. Yay fountains!!! Just what Efteling was missing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 19, 2016 Report Share Posted June 19, 2016 Symbolic update: The ride area looks quite small to me, even though they'll still end up squeezing in loads... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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