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Monthly Archives: January 2012

A Reason Why Efteling Should Ship To More Countries…

31 Tuesday Jan 2012

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The Efteling Web Store sell a whole lot of lovely items, from garden ornaments to CDs and DVDs. This is all well and good if you live in the Netherlands or Belgium, because Efteling are happy to ship your purchases to you. Unfortunately for people living outside of these two countries, you won’t be able to get your hands on any of the items from the store, as they don’t seem to ship to anywhere else.

What prompted this small rant? Well, these tiles would look rather nice in my kitchen!

Click here for more cool tiles!

Pretty please Efteling, start shipping to other parts of Europe? 🙂

 

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Frog Unveiled at Aquanura Site

27 Friday Jan 2012

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There he is, being unveiled.  A large frog wearing a crown at the Aquanura site.  Based on The Frog King in the Fairy Tale Forest, maybe we can safely assume that this giant frog will be used as one of the fountains in the show.  Time will tell, but he does look rather cool!

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Vote for Efteling in the Diamond Theme Park Awards

24 Tuesday Jan 2012

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Efteling has been nominated in several categories in the Diamond Theme Park Awards, so it is time for you to get voting!

The site is in English as well as Dutch and French, so there is no excuse not to vote due to language barriers!  However if you need a little help, here are the nominations, and help is in brackets if you get stuck!:

  • Best Theme Park
  • Child-Friendliness
  • Best Rollercoaster (Joris en de Draak)
  • Best Water Ride (De Vliegende Hollander or Pirahna)
  • Most Sensational Ride (Villa Volta)
  • Best New 2011 (Raveleijn)
  • Best Event (Winter Efteling or Zeven Mijls Zomer)
  • Best Staff
  • Best Social Media (Bart De Boer)

Also vote for our friends at Eftelist.nl and VijfZintuigen.nl.

Obviously answer ‘Efteling’ where applicable, however, if for some reason your browser translates the page, answer ‘Big Ben’ instead.  Also, if your hand slips on ‘Best European Park’ and you accidentally click on Disneyland Paris, we won’t judge 😉

http://www.diamondthemeparkawards.com/

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Check Out Our YouTube Videos!

22 Sunday Jan 2012

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Please check out the EftelingUK Channel on YouTube, full of wonderful Efteling videos from years gone by, as well as some newer additions.

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World War II Grenade Found at Aquanura Site

20 Friday Jan 2012

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Today, a grenade from the Second World War was found during the ongoing construction of Aquanura.  Fortunately, the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team have examined the site and the grenade, and declared it safe.  Originally, the evening’s performances of Droomvlucht had been cancelled, but now they are to go ahead as planned.

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Polle’s Keuken: New Photo

18 Wednesday Jan 2012

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Efteling CEO Bart de Boer tweeted the photo below recently of Polle’s Keuken, and it looks lovely!

The spoons you can see hanging up were sent in by Efteling fans after Efteling advertised their need for a lot of spoons!

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Aquanura’s Progress + Live Webcam

16 Monday Jan 2012

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There has now been 4,500 metres of pipework laid in the lake where Aquanura will open on May 31st.  It is steadily progressing, and we can’t wait to see the finished product!

You can also watch Aquanura’s construction live online by clicking here.  Simply click on the Windows Media Player icon, or click on a month to see the progress from previous months.

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Happy Friday!

13 Friday Jan 2012

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The weekend is almost here, and this Laaf is very much ready for it!  Time to crack out the Laaf wine for him and his friends.

Why don’t you join him?  Have a great weekend, and we will see you on the other side!

Remember, you can find us on Facebook for more updates throughout the week.

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New Year Fireworks

05 Thursday Jan 2012

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We are a few days into the new year, and the time feels right to share a video of Efteling’s new year firework show.  It was pretty amazing, particularly the music.  Efteling should totally release a remixes CD including the remixes of Rok, Raveleijn and the Fata Morgana.

Enjoy the video, and turn your sound way, way up!

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News for the New Year

03 Tuesday Jan 2012

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2012 is finally here, and of course, this is the year that Efteling celebrates its 60th birthday.  There are going to be quite a few changes at the park throughout the year, starting in February with the return of Jokie, the original mascot of Carnaval Festival.  He is replacing Loeki the Lion, who has been in the attraction for several years now.

In March, a new pancake restaurant called Polle’s Keuken will open in a beautiful building just off from Pardoes Promenade.  I encourage you to head over to Eftelist and check out their many photos of the building, it’s looking good!

In April, Efteling will attempt to break the world record for the largest school outing, so if you are planning a visit then, please ensure that you check out the date that this event is taking place on before you book!

In May, the long-awaited opening of Aquanura will take place on the 31st, as well as a documentary about the park’s 60 years airing, though of course it will be on Dutch TV, so I guess that all the fans in the UK will have to wait for some sort of internet upload to view it!

August will apparently see Efteling’s first parade.  I’m not sure why they didn’t think of this sooner!

In November, the new addition to the Fairy Tale Forest will be The Emperor’s New Clothes.

So, there are quite a lot of goings on at Efteling, as always, and I’m sure that many more changes will take place throughout the year, so we shall keep our eye out for any news as it becomes available!

Thanks to CorineC of TowersTimes.co.uk for some of the above information.

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