07 Sunday Jan 2018
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…
24 Friday Nov 2017
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Efteling have started what appears will be a series of videos about their superfans. This first video sees Efteling fan Frank with his back garden ‘Efteling’ that he has built himself. It’s mightily impessive, and there’s also a surprise later on in the video. Give it a watch, it’s really lovely! Oh, and it has English subtitles!
You can submit yourself or a friend to Efteling to be their next featured fan by e-mailing youtube@efteling.com
20 Monday Nov 2017
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! On November 13th, Winter Efteling arrived again, and with it came a new Ice Palace! There have been many photos posted online of the new Ice Palace, but the best way to explore it is through a video:
This new palace is much ‘cleaner’ compared to previous years, which were based around a woodland/rustic theme. The eating place looks like something from the Efteling hotel, very bright and tidy! There’s loads of places to sit, as per previous years, and Efteling mugs and hats are sure to be found when purchasing food and drinks. If only we had smell-o-vision, as in previous years the smell in the palace has been divine and very festive.
It’s so beautiful, when can we go back?!
With thanks to Eftelwesley.
18 Wednesday Oct 2017
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Autumn at Efteling, what a beautiful time! Now call me stupid, but I never realised that those little red and white toadstools were actually based on real toadstools. I simply had never seen them before and thought that they were a fabrication! So of course, when I saw a load of people on the ground at Bosrijk taking photos of something, I looked a little closer and saw these brightly coloured wonders. Their Sunday name is Amanita muscaria. It is suggested that you don’t eat them! Here they are in all their glory:
18 Monday Sep 2017
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So Disney has its fast pass, and other parks have similar ways of ensuring that you don’t need to stand in line for your favourite rides. Efteling however, have never installed these queue-beating solutions into their park. Now though, their new idea is for the guest to select a time that they want to ride, and then come back later.
Take a look at the BBC’s video on what this entails:
12 Saturday Aug 2017
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At Tilburg Fair earlier this month, there was a special treat for Efteling fans. A miniature of the Steam Carousel (Carousel Palace) from Efteling could be seen in all it’s glory, with wonderful detail, including the drinks bar in the corner! Take a look at the video taken by Eftelwesley:
01 Saturday Jul 2017
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July 1st is here! Happy Symbolica day! We’ve waited a long time for this day, through the Hartenhof years and through the building of Symbolica, the day is finally here.
This is Efteling’s first trackless ride, situated in the park’s ‘brink’ at the end of Pardoes Promenade next to Polle’s Keuken pancake restaurant, which shares the same theme as Symbolica. Here’s what Efteling have to say about it:
Come and visit the new indoor family attraction Symbolica. An enchanting palace in which nothing is what it seems. Enjoy an audience with the King together. Magic Jester Pardoes will ensure that every visit is surprising and enchanting. Let yourself be led along the secret corridors through into magical rooms and be amazed time after time.
Many of you may remember that Pardoes was the park’s icon for a number of years, but more recently we haven’t seen as much of him. Now, he is immortalised in this new attraction along with Princess Pardijn.
Riders will be taken on one of three different routes through the palace; Heroes Tour, Treasures Tour or the Music Tour. Each tour has already been posted on YouTube, so if you can’t wait to visit Symbolica, then see the video below of the Treasures Tour!
A new Efteling advert has also been created to include the new €35million attraction:
We can’t wait to ride it!
Happy Symbolica Day!
15 Monday May 2017
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As the opening of Efteling’s newest attraction grows closer, the park ramp up their marketing, and it’s totally cool…
E-mails were delivered today to Efteling fans for a chance to win one of several prizes:
200x 6 Efteling tickets for June 30 include sneak preview Symbolica.
• 12x accommodation for 5 people in the Efteling Loonsche Country Hotel, including unlimited access to the Efteling.
OJ Punctuel, Lackey of His Majesty King Pardulfus, is sending out invites to the palace, and once you enter the competition you will receive a lovely little personalised video from him (some are subtitled in English).
The newest episode of The Making of Symbolica has also just been uploaded to Efteling’s YouTube channel. We’re getting more and more excited to ride!
23 Sunday Apr 2017
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crispa tulip, efteling, efteling garden, efteling tulp, eftelinguk, tulip bulbs, tulips, tulips from efteling, tulpenbolllen
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!
02 Sunday Apr 2017
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From April 1st this year, Efteling has set down some new rules on smoking. The action is long overdue, but smoking in attraction queues has finally been banned; our prayers have been answered! Smoking in the Fairy Tale Forest is also discouraged, but the rule will not be enforced here as it is in the other queues. Three smoking areas have been installed in the forest, and the decision to use them or not is entirely up to the individual, so it is between you and your own conscience!
Of course, this new rule will only work if it is enforced by staff. As seen in other parks, such as Disneyland Paris, many a time an employee will pass a visitor with a lit cigarette and do absolutely nothing. Therefore, only time will tell if the new rules will work.
Either way, it is a much-needed step forward for Efteling!
