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Efteling Merchandise Wishlist #1

24 Thursday Sep 2020

Posted by EftelingUK in All Updates and News, Dream Flight, Products/Souvenirs, Updates from 2020

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droomvlucht, efteling oil, efteling room spray, Efteling souvenirs, eftelinguk, fata morgana

Efteling merchandise has varied in quality over the years, from very good to very tacky! As an Efteling fan, there are quite a few things that I *wish* they would make available, so I’m going to make a few mini posts, kind of like an Efteling ‘wishlist’ of what I’d like to see to buy in the park.

Some of these things have been available before, so it’ll also be a bit of a nostalgia trip.

First up…Room spray! But I don’t necessarily want it back…

I would love for Efteling to make this into a candle, because to be honest, the room spray was a little bit too strong. And by a ‘little’, I mean a lot! One spray of one of those things and you were smelling it for the next week! It’s so strong that I’ve still got a couple of each left, they just seem to last forever!

A candle would be a nice subtle way of having the Fata Morgana and Droomvlucht scents in your home (and maybe some other scents too; gingerbread anyone?). There were once some oils for sale too, which were really nice, and a bit more subtle than the sprays, but I’ve not seen those on recent trips.

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Efteling Designer Ton van de Ven Passes Away at age 71

16 Wednesday Sep 2015

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Ton-van-der-Ven-WerktafelLXWe are saddened to learn today that the former Efteling designer Ton van de Ven has passed away suddenly at 71 years old following a stroke.

He was responsible for the design of many attractions in Efteling, including Spookslot (his first), Droomvlucht, Fata Morgana, Villa Volta, Vogel Rok, and many fairy tales in the Sprookjesbos.

He worked with Anton Pieck during his early years at the park, translating Pieck’s drawings into the attractions that we see today.  In 1989 he became the creative director of Efteling.  Although taking early retirement from Efteling in 2003, he would sometimes make appearances at the park during special events. Ton van de Ven PleinThe corner of the park where you can find Droomvlucht and Villa Volta was named ‘Ton van de Ven Plein’ in later years, just as there is an ‘Anton Pieck Plein’ in another part of the park; a very high honour.

The world has lost an inspirational designer, who will be remembered for his unique creative talent which will continue to be enjoyed by all who visit Efteling.

 

 

 

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Fata Morgana Surprises

26 Wednesday Nov 2014

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Efteling uploaded a video a couple of days ago which asked the question ‘Can Fathers still be astonished?’

Maybe you’d think not, but this is definitely the way to do it.  Whoever thought they’d ever see their wife belly dancing in Fata Morgana?!

The most impressive thing though, was the real Tiger!

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Fata Morgana Re-Opens

06 Monday Oct 2014

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Here’s EftelWesley’s trailer (with spoilers!)

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Lots of Construction!

27 Saturday Sep 2014

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aquanura 3, bosrijk, dive coaster, efteldingen, efteling, efteling construction, fata morgana, house of the five sense, mirage, pagoda, spookslot, villa volta, vonderplas

In our last post we talked about the updates that are happening in Fata Morgana right now.  It’s due to open again at the start of October, but that’s only the beginning of the construction going on in the park. The bulk of the work is of course the installation of the new dive coaster near to the Flying Dutchman.  Recently, they have chopped a corner off the Gondoletta lake so that they can move the path over that currently exists there, allowing more space for the coaster.  There isn’t a whole lot to look at yet ride-wise, but construction is definitely underway!  Here’s a video taken by Eftelwesley yesterday:

In addition to a new coaster, Bosrijk is currently in the process of receiving 18€ million worth of new accommodation.  The sign outside reads:

‘We’re continuing to build on dreams…Expansion of Efteling Village Bosrijk’.

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Concept art for the new accommodation.

Construction is set to finish in mid-2015.  Click here to see how it’s coming along.

Also getting some TLC is the house of the five senses.  Mainly the roof.  That thatched roof must look it’s best since it’s the bold and beautiful entrance to the park!  Efteling are currently fixing some bald patches (that happens when you get older, even to thatched roofs) and most likely removing a lot of moss that has being growing there for a while.  It is mainly the Efteldingen store that is covered over at the moment.

Next up: Villa Volta.  As pointed out last year by looopings.nl, Villa Volta’s exterior had seen better days.  Basically, crumbling and cracking in the walls etc was making it look like less of a magnificent mansion and more like a haunted house.  Well at the moment, the maintenance walls are up!  We can only hope that they will take down these horrible signs while they’re there…

Last but not least…well, we actually don’t feel too excited about this last one in honesty.  It seems as though there’s an Aquanura 3 on the way to Efteling.  Yes, 3…already.  Some WET employees (the guys who created the show) have landed in Efteling and have been testing some new sequences out at the Vonderplas.  It seems very early for phase 3 of the show considering that part 2 only started earlier this year (with preview shows at the end of last year).  Also, most of the music from the park has already been used in the first two shows, so that does leave the question: which music will they use next?

It has been pointed out that this could be a show specifically for Winter Efteling, but that’s pure speculation.  It’s a mystery for now, so we’ll wait and see!

The Pagoda is also listed as reopening at the end of October.

It was said when the new CEO of Efteling, Fons Jurgens came along, that he would be concentrating more on maintenance of what was in the park rather than adding new things.  Well there’s a bit of both going on at the moment and that’s great!

 

We’re still hoping for a Spookslot overhaul too, and it is closed for 5 days in November, but that’s only time for a mere dust! 😉

 

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Fata Morgana gets an Update

25 Thursday Sep 2014

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de bazaar, efteling, fata morgana, fata morgana update, mirage

Bazaar

Fata Morgana is 28 years old now, and sometimes it feels like it could do with a refresh.  The ride has had a number of small changes over the years, inside and out, including new masks for the characters and many changes to the building itself.  The main difference with the ride will be new boats, which we’re quite interested to see.  Although details of the changes are sketchy at the moment, it seems that the changes will be more ‘enhancements’ than massive differences in the ride.  For example, the lasers in the Tilt Room were originally red, then they were changed to green, then this year they were changed back to red…so we’re expecting small changes like that.

There are many small details which have become noticeable after riding, such as limbs not seeming to be attached to the figures properly, effects not working or figures simply looking very rigid and dated.  Although we’re not expecting the animatronics to change, (there’s 104 of them!) it would be nice to see them get a little TLC.  In fact, not long ago, we’re sure that the Tiger got a new fur coat!  Check out this old video of the ride to get a closer look at the figures, you can see that many have not changed over the years.

Next, maybe Efteling could sort us out some Fata Morgana themed souvenirs for the Bazaar, instead of hookahs and random jewelry!

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Official Efteling On-Ride Videos

14 Sunday Sep 2014

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There are plenty of on-ride videos of different Efteling attractions available on the internet, but now, there are official Efteling ones available!  Obviously these are massive spoilers for anyone who hasn’t visited the park yet, but for the rest of us, they simply help us to get our Efteling fix in HD (actually, the videos are also available in 4K resolution 😮 )

Here’s a couple of the best ones:

 

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Fata Morgana Photos

23 Sunday Feb 2014

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It is undeniable that Efteling’s architecture is varied, interesting, and beautiful!  One of the first buildings you see after you’ve walked through the main entrance is Fata Morgana, and it definitely falls under the ‘beautiful’ heading.

Click here to take a look at some Fata Morgana photos.

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It’s Still Fata Morgana Month…

15 Saturday Feb 2014

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efteling, Efteling Muzikanten, eftelinguk, fata morgana, mirage

So here’s some more Fata Morgana Music!

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Fata Morgana Ride Music

10 Monday Feb 2014

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eastern jails, efteling, eftelinguk, fata morgana, fata morgana music, harbor, harem, jungle, market place

If you’re an Efteling fan, you know how important the music is to each of the attractions.  Fata Morgana’s music is one of the most recognisable, so we had to share it as part of Fata Morgana February!

The music was composed by Ruud Bos, and there are 5 parts of music heard within the ride:

  • The Harem
  • The Harbor
  • The Market Place
  • The Eastern Jails
  • The Jungle

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