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New sweet snacks available at Winter Efteling
November 11, 2018
New treats this year include the Stroopwafel DeLuxe, the Donut Ice Palace Special and the coolest cotton candy you've ever seen! Discover all the new, sweet snacks of Winter Efteling.
Efteling marks 20 years of Winter Efteling
From 12 November 2018 to 31 January 2019, Efteling will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its winter festival - Winter Efteling. For eleven weeks, the park will be transformed into a winter wonderland of twinkling lights, bonfires and snow-covered pine trees, which will enchant all its visitors.
New ‘The Six Swans’ Fairytale At Efteling in autumn 2019
Efteling announced that the park will be welcoming a new fairytale in the park’s Fairytale Forest, due to open in autumn 2019.
Efteling opens Virtual experience of the dark ride Droomvlucht
April 17, 2018
Disabled guests can now also experience popular attraction
Efteling, the fairytale theme park in the south of Holland, has launched a new virtual experience on one of the park’s main attractions, the dark ride Droomvlucht, making the ride accessible to disabled visitors. For safety reasons, Droomvlucht was the only large attraction at Efteling that could not be experienced by guests with a physical disability, however this has changed with the launch of Virtual Droomvlucht, which incorporates virtual reality and other techniques.
Efteling dark ride Symbolica: Palace of Fantasy wins international Thea Award
April 9, 2018
On 8 April, Efteling Imagineering Officer Olaf Vugts was awarded a Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement for the theme park’s newest attraction, Symbolica, at the Thea Awards Gala in Anaheim in California, United States.
Efteling welcomes over 5 million visitors in 2017
March 19, 2018
Efteling achieves 2020 target two years early, registering 5.18 million visitors in 2017
In 2017, Efteling – the fairytale theme park in the south of Holland – welcomed over five million visitors, achieving a significant milestone of its vision for 2020. The theme park welcomed 5.18 million visitors in 2017, representing an 8.9% increase compared to 2016 when 4.76 million guests visited the park.
CARO - A new theatre show coming to Efteling in September
February 12, 2018
Efteling theme park boosts international offering with new interactive show
In September 2018, Efteling – the fairytale theme park in the south of Holland – will launch a new show called CARO directed by famous Dutch actor and director Stanley Burleson. Created for an international audience, CARO will be the first production of its kind to feature at Efteling’s magnificent on-site theatre, which is renowned in the Netherlands for its theatre shows and musicals.
A new parkmusic cd for Efteling
January 26, 2018
Great news for everyone who loves to listen to themepark music! A new cd is now available in the shops at Efteling.
Efteling wants to expand and open a new attraction in 2020
January 25, 2018
Efteling has announced that it is submitting an application to expand by eight hectares and add a new attraction in 2020.
Efteling to launch virtual experience Dreamflight
December 20, 2017
In spring 2018, Efteling's top attraction Dreamflight (Droomvlucht) will also be accessible for disabled visitors through virtual reality.
Eleven weeks of Winter Efteling starts 13 November
Skate in fairytale surroundings in a wintry World of Wonders
From 13 November to 31 January 2018, Efteling in the south of the Netherlands will be transformed into a winter world of twinkling lights, bonfires and snow-covered pine trees for its annual Winter Efteling.
Attraction Review: Symbolica at Efteling
July 9, 2017
* This article contains spoilers. *
* This article contains spoilers. *
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| Concept Art by Sander de Bruijn |
On July 1, 2017 Efteling's newest attraction Symbolica officially opened, in honor of Efteling's 65th anniversary. In this trackless dark ride, guests are invited for an audience with King Pardulfus Domerano and will be led through the magical and hidden rooms of the Palace.
Music in the Parks
February 8, 2017
Music can give you so many emotions. It can make you feel happy, sad, it can bring back nice memories, it can make you feel excited, it can make you feel relaxed and it even can make you look forward to something that hasn't happened yet.
Themepark music is able to do this too! Through the years lots of beautiful scores have been written for shows, parades and attractions. And many of these scores have been written by movie composers.
Music is a big part of your experience when you're in a Disney park. From the moment you arrive, music immerses you into the magic. Like soundtracks can do with movies. Even if you don't realize it, there is music everywhere.
Music can give you so many emotions. It can make you feel happy, sad, it can bring back nice memories, it can make you feel excited, it can make you feel relaxed and it even can make you look forward to something that hasn't happened yet.
Themepark music is able to do this too! Through the years lots of beautiful scores have been written for shows, parades and attractions. And many of these scores have been written by movie composers.
Music is a big part of your experience when you're in a Disney park. From the moment you arrive, music immerses you into the magic. Like soundtracks can do with movies. Even if you don't realize it, there is music everywhere.