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Important Notice

20 Tuesday Oct 2015

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We have recently been contacted by Efteling, and as such, would like to share this reminder.

As you may gather, this is a fan-based site with the simple intention of spreading the word about Efteling, particularly to the people who may have never heard about it here in the UK, where advertising of the park is little to none.  I do not make a single penny from this site, in fact, the site is paid for out of of my own pocket, simply for the love of the park.

The official Efteling site can be found >>>here<<<, and you will find links to it throughout our sites including on videos and photos.  This statement also stands for our social media posts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram, which also make clear of the use of images and videos belonging to Efteling where they appear, and links can also be found on these pages to the official Efteling >>>site<<<.

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Hartenhof Resurfaces as ‘Symbolica’

14 Wednesday Oct 2015

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SymbolicaCast your minds back to 2010, when you most likely first heard of ‘Hartenhof’.  Hartenhof was to be Efteling’s new attraction back in 2012 for the 60th anniversary of the park.  The ride was to be based on the world of Pardoes, who used to be the park’s mascot, and would have been themed similarly to Polle’s Keuken (which thankfully Efteling decided to build!).

When construction never began, it became clear that the attraction wouldn’t be opening in time for the Jubilee year, and eventually the ride got delayed until 2013.  Still, nothing appeared to take shape, until now!

Now, the new ride has had a name change to ‘Symbolica’; apparently this is more ‘international visitor-friendly’.  The most interesting feature of Symbolica is that it is reported to be trackless.  Symbolica2The ride system will be supplied by ETF Ride Systems, who are responsible for Disney’s Toy Story Midway Mania attraction, as well as rides in Phantasialand and Walibi Belgium, and they also designed the system on which Efteling’s ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ operates.  For those of you who have been to Disneyland Paris recently, you may have experienced Ratatouille: L’Aventure Totalement Toquée de Rémy, which also uses trackless technology.  We recently visited the attraction, and as our first trackless experience, it was a very smooth ride, and very futuristic in a strange way!

A trackless ride system would certainly put Efteling’s Symbolica up there with the other trackless attractions around the world, and with the ride costing tens of millions of Euros (more than any other Efteling attraction), we can surely expect something absolutely amazing when the attraction arrives by 2020.

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Pagode and Indian Waterlilies Take a Break

06 Tuesday Oct 2015

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The intentional break:

Dancing every day can really take its toll on you, so you can imagine how the little ladies in the Indian Waterlilies feel after dancing for months upon months at a time.  For this reason, (and maybe also because the whole place could do with a really good dust and a scrub) the attraction is closed until the beginning of November.

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The unintentional break:

Speaking of closures, the flying Pagode is down again, literally.  Since last month, the Chinese Pagode has been grounded after experiencing technical difficulties, which it is no stranger to; the attraction was closed only a few months ago for the same reason.  According to Efteling’s website, it is unknown when it will fly again 😦

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Pinokkio Construction is Underway!

03 Saturday Oct 2015

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A sign outside the area of construction reads:

‘You’ll never see me here!’  Don’t lie Pinocchio, we will welcome you in Spring 2016.

The ‘In de Noordpool’ food counter is now gone, and the little admiral and his cannon are gone too, ready to be moved to a new location (or so we believe) while the area is completely cleared, ready for Pinokkio.

Concept art of the new attraction has also been released, and as expected, it looks fantastic!  It fits in perfectly with all of the other buildings in the fairy tale forest; as we know, Efteling are the masters at making these buildings look as if they’ve been there for many years, and this one continues that trend.  Another thing it has in common with many of the other fairy tale buildings is that it looks to be quite petit!  Obviously it is hard to be certain on that from the artwork, but it looks a little larger than Repelsteeltje’s house and maybe a bit smaller than the Roodkapje building.

La Bottega di Geppetto

La Bottega di Geppetto

Here is a video from eftel1ngfan which shows the current state of construction in the area:

Finally, for those of you feeling artistic, Efteling have provided some crafts to do while you wait for the new fairy tale!  Including cupcakes, and a make-your-own Pinocchio puppet; click here!

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