Category Archives: Products/Souvenirs

New Efteling CD and the Fakir Returns!

26 Friday Jan 2018

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After a lengthy refurbishment, the Flying Fakir has recently returned from his well earned rest, looking better than ever!  Everything looks clean and new, and all of his tulips seem to be functioning correctly, unlike in past years.  You have to just love Efteling for taking good care of what they have; after all, now you’d never know that the Fakir is 60 years old!

Another delightful piece of news (well I got excited about it!) is that there is a new Efteling CD available.  New tracks include ‘welcome’ and ‘goodbye’, Efteling 65th anniversary (not sure how that one goes), and the music from Symbolica, which is a welcome addition.  Add this one to the shopping list!

With thanks to Eftelwesley.

 

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Muzikale Paddenstoel (Musical Toadstool) Ornament

07 Sunday Jan 2018

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As Efteling fans, there have undoubtedly been times when we have walked through the fairy tale forest, wishing that we too could have a musical toadstool at home.
Well now you can! Efteling have been selling ornamental musical toadstools (albeit indoor ones, but that’s ok!) for us to enjoy when we can’t make it to the park. I was lucky enough for Santa to bring me one last month, and now it has found it’s home, so I gave it a whirl…

Efteling Tulips

23 Sunday Apr 2017

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Back in November, I bought these little bulbs from Efteling:

 

Five months later and they’ve finally popped their lovely furry heads out:

 

After all, being Efteling tulips they were always going to be very unique!

Efteling Close Webshop

22 Wednesday Apr 2015

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The final nail has gone into the coffin of the Efteling Webshop.  It had been coming for a while by the looks of the items (or lack thereof) on the site.  The site had not been shipping to the U.K for a few months now, and the supposed ‘1001’ items in the store had dwindled dramatically.

It is a shame, but on the other hand, surely this is more of an excuse to visit Efteling, right? 😉

Souvenirs at Efteling

28 Thursday Aug 2014

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We’ll admit it, we’re suckers for souvenirs, but only if they’re really nice souvenirs!  We posted recently about Efteling’s web shop no longer delivering to the UK, which made us a little sad.  However, it seems that the online store has reduced its range of stock massively.  The ‘new’ section has items from quite a while ago, and its slim pickings unless you’re after crockery, Sprookjesbos items or Jokie paraphernalia.

Take us back to the days of items like these:

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Efteling Clogs!

26 Tuesday Aug 2014

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…and other typical Dutch souvenirs.  If any of you have visited parts of the Netherlands other than Efteling, such as Amsterdam, you will be familiar with the barrage of clogs, tulips and other Dutch paraphernalia that adorns the souvenir shops.

Did you ever think ‘I wish I could get traditional Dutch souvenirs themed around Efteling’?

Well now you can!

Photo from vijfzintuigen.nl

Photo from vijfzintuigen.nl

Clogs, clog money boxes, clog keyrings, pencils wooden tulips, the works!

That’s a lot of clogs.  But we like them; they’re different at least, and they’ll make a really nice present for your Efteling-deprived friends back at home.

The Belgians are Coming!

12 Tuesday Aug 2014

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Efteling has seen a 25% rise in Belgian visitors than there were in the same period last year.  That’s a lot of Belgians!

They also claim that there has been a rise in the number of guests visiting from Germany, France and Britain.  You’re welcome, Efteling!

Apparently the accommodation+park tickets options are just right for us foreign bods.  Shame about the transport from wherever you fly to/sail to.  It would be great to have an Efteling shuttle just like Disney do (oops, did we say the ‘D’ word?!).  Struggling on and off trains and buses with suitcases and kids isn’t ideal!

In other news, if you are residing anywhere outside of the Netherlands or Belgium, don’t try to buy anything from the Efteling webshop, as they won’t ship to your address any more.  Personally, we’ve spent a lot of money with them over the last couple of years when they started shipping to the U.K, so it’s a bit of a shame.  Nevertheless, that’s only a better excuse to visit the park and stock up on Droomvlucht room spray!

Info from vijfzintuigen.nl

New ‘I <3 Efteling Merchandise?

08 Sunday Jun 2014

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Efteling are apparently considering selling ‘I ❤ Efteling’ merchandise.  Think of the I (heart) New York stuff you will see in many a souvenir shop in the city, but Efteling’s version has a heart which is patterned like a Toadstool.  Of course.  We love most Efteling merchandise here at Efteling UK, (excluding the 60th year merchandise which was questionable in our opinion) and the image below show what it might look like.  It isn’t too bad, but we’ve seen better!  Nevertheless, if it has Efteling written on it, no doubt many of us Efteling-lovers will buy it.

What do you think?  Tacky?  Or simple and straight to the point?

Image from looopings.nl

Image from looopings.nl

New Efteling Mugs

16 Sunday Mar 2014

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As Springtime creeps up on us, so do new mugs at Efteling!  Efteling have produced many small coffee mugs in the past, usually representing the different seasons, but this time they are representing different characters.

Blue Mug: Fakir

Red Mug: Roodkapje (of course!)

Yellow Mug: Heraut 

Green Mug: Kabouter

Photo from our friend Eftel Wesley: http://www.eftelwesley.nl/

Photo from our friend EftelWesley: http://www.eftelwesley.nl/

To get one, you simply need to buy a coffee for 4,50, and the mug is yours!

Our doors are open if anyone would like to send us one over 😉

We Found Something Old and…Eftelingy…

12 Sunday Jan 2014

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This is slightly disgusting.  We found an old Efteling item in our possession.  What makes it a bit disgusting?  It is food-related!

This lollipop has been lurking in our home since around 1997, so about 16 years now!  On it is Pardijn, Pardoes’ lady friend.  We don’t see so much of her in the park any more, but back in the 90s, Pardoes mania was going strong!

Obviously it has suffered a little bit, as there is a crack in it, but in general, it doesn’t look too bad!  Must be full of lovely preservatives 😉

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We are willing to share!