JoshC. Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 The making of series is now to episode 3, which focuses on the attraction's music and a sneak peek of the ride vehicles towards the end... Efteling have also revealed that a majority of the ride's roof will be a garden: Should make the view from the Pagoda slightly more pleasing! CharlieN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted February 18, 2017 Report Share Posted February 18, 2017 3 episodes in and I still can't take him saying O.J Punctual seriously. I liked what I heard of the music though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I thoroughly enjoy these little videos they make, as each one not only shows how much effort and dedication they put into everything but make me even more excited to when this opens later this year. The new soundtrack from the ride featured in the video sounds fantastic. Very cinematic with beautiful melody and thematic elements and most importantly, very Efteling like. Efteling features some of what are arguably the best ride themes at any European park. From Dutchman to Joris and Dreamflight to Baron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cian Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Words cannot explain my hype for this! From what we've learnt so far, Efteling (an already immaculate park) are about to gain another fab dark ride that may even shake the industry as a whole. If I'm lucky I'll fit a visit in this year, but if not, I'm gonna have to get here sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Efteling have revealed what the ride cars will look like.. CharlieN and terrortomb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Stunning looking vehicles to say the least and am liking the colour scheme here too. The new ride will also apparently be going under a new theme area called Imaginstive, which will also incorporate aquanura, Polle's Kitchen and the entrance building (house of the five senses). CharlieN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Episode Four of the Making Of Symbolica is now up, which gives the details into how the cars and ride system will operate amongst the finer details. Loopings have also released further pictures and details of attraction's vehicles too, which you can see below. Some of the details on this attraction look amazing and amongst being what is 'arguably' the most exciting 2017 attraction in Europe could well be one of the best non-Disney dark rides too. We shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Goodness, those carriages are beautiful. They move with such grace! I've also got to mention the soundtrack - which is as enchanting as it gets. Kudos to Efteling for this series - it really is fab. (Actually, kudos to Efteling's media team in general. The short film made before Baron 1898 was one of the best things I've seen on YouTube.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Episode 5 is up! It looks like the attraction is coming along very nicely. The music tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 For those sensible enough to wait until a date was announced before booking a trip, Efteling have confirmed that this will open on July 1st... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 I swear that got confirmed ages ago as well? Especially given Baron opened same date... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Only ever rumoured. Internally it was always the planned opened date (and is Efteling's preferred opening date, with Baron and Joris both opening then), but this is the first time it's been officially confirmed / advertised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted May 14, 2017 Report Share Posted May 14, 2017 The next episode of The Making Of Symbolica part 6 has been realised, and goes into further details of the attraction building and design. Not to mention the garden roof on the top which will make for a beautiful sight on the pagoda. terrortomb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerfuffle Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 I may be missing quite a bit here but is it known if Symbolica tells a story like Baron does? Like with Baron I'm guessing this'll be revealed prior to opening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 You going to meet the King, things presumably go wrong, Pardoes saves the day... The story ends there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 A photo of Symbolica's roof, featuring the garden and 800 solar panels, from the park's Facebook. Less than a month to go... Kerfuffle and Imagineer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 2, 2017 Report Share Posted June 2, 2017 They tried, but it hasn't particularly worked (although it might looks tonnes better once things have grown in)... Always an issue when you plonk a massive dark ride building in the middle of your park, but at least all the areas in the public view are themed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt 236 Posted June 3, 2017 Report Share Posted June 3, 2017 At least they've made some effort theming up the roof given they could've just left it bland and empty like many dark ride roofs. Given it's central location, the park have actually done a pretty good job theming the whole exterior of the attraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysteryPackage Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 I think they've done a spectacular job - as Benin says, it'll look better once the roof garden has had time to bed down. Most other parks would have just painted it grey/green and have done with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Last one before it opens in 2 weeks... terrortomb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrortomb Posted June 20, 2017 Report Share Posted June 20, 2017 I can't wait to meet O.J. Punctuel I'm so excited to be on this ride in just over 2 weeks!! I'm also interested to see how/whether different paths of the vehicles emerge the more times you go on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benin Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Efteling released official POVs of the ride today on their YouTube... Not linking though because the temptation to actually watch would be too great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieN Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Yep, I've seen them and they are gorgeous. Especially the treasure tour, which looks so magical. Also, I had no idea the vehicles had an interactive element to them... blown away. One of the three tours... pognoi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earlyspencer Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Been there, done that ... on Wed. 28th and without queueing, while queueing time last Saturday went up to 150 mins. As annual pass holders, we were invited to ride Symbolica a few days before the official opening, in a chosen 30 mins time slot. Don't be afraid, I won't spoil. We (fam. with 2 children) chose the 'Heroes' ride. Wife 'n youngest (7) sat in front. Them fronts-sitters were distracted by a semi-useless control panel and screen. On a few occasions durig the ride, they could activate some animatronics, while we back-sitters ... well we sat there in vain. I read and heard many other comments and all of them agree: the inter-active part doesn't add that much. But please note Symbolica is a magnificient ride. I've never seen that much details in a darkride attraction and the animatronics were rather smooth / vivid. And luckyly no screens or VR-glasses were needed. I rate it higher than Maus au Chocolat or even Ratatouille. The introduction in the first room by O.J. (not Simpson, unfortunately) is told in Dutch, English, French and German. There isn't that much talk during the ride itself, so I think you won't miss that much of the background story. pluk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshC. Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 I've written a review of Symbolica here - https://forum.maniahub.com/blogs/entry/852-symbolica-review/ I can only agree with Earlyspencer and say it is a magnificent attraction! Though Symbolica has experienced some teething issues over the past week, with some significant (for Efteling) downtime, queue line evacs because the issues have been difficult to solve. And to add to that, some days the pre show hasn't been functional at all, meaning guests would miss out on the (albeit simple) backstory, and amazing animatronics and effects present there. A real big shame, but at the same time, sort of amusing that they've managed to pretty flawlessly open a trackless dark ride with tons of animatronics and special effects, yet can't get a pre show to work... That being said, I imagine there's some concern, given that currently the 2 newest (and still very popular) attractions at the park are also the most unreliable. Only Efteling could make a B&M unreliable... SteveJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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