12 Friday Dec 2014
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Considering we were new to visiting Winter Efteling, we had a lot to take in! A few things we had seen photos of over the years, but other things were a total surprise. One of the most impressive things was not only the change in design (the ear muffs and scarf) but also the audio of the sleepy litter bin next to the train track.
He wasn’t the only one though! Kleine Boodschap shivers as he points the way to the nearest bathrooms.
15 Thursday May 2014
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Holle Bolle Gijs has been helping to keep Efteling looking clean for decades, so it is little wonder that he has been chosen to promote clean and tidy parks all over the Netherlands. He will visit a total of 10 parks in the Netherlands, and you can vote for where you would like him to visit. The visits start on May 19th, but Holle Bolle Gijs has already turned up in Vondelpark in Amsterdam yesterday. There are a number of parks to choose from, and obviously this is aimed at our Dutch friends, but anyone can vote!
Go to http://www.supportervanschoon.nl/parken to vote.
03 Friday May 2013
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For those of you who are not familiar with Madurodam, it is a very popular tourist attraction located in Scheveningen, the Hague. It opened only a couple of months after Efteling in 1952, and is home to miniature versions of famous Dutch buildings and locations. Of course, such a project would not be complete without a representation of Efteling, and since 2002, Langnek and Holle Bolle Gijs have been represented at Madurodam, with Langnek standing at 30cm tall.
25 Monday Mar 2013
Posted in All Updates and News, Sprookjesbos, Updates from 2013
We posted one of these videos a couple of weeks ago, but now there have been a few more! They are only around 10 seconds long each, but they made us giggle, especially the mushroom one 🙂 For those of us who do not speak Dutch, here is a rough translation of the titles:
What if the Wolf had no point in eating Red Riding Hood?
What if all the Red Shoes were dancing?
What if there was music from all mushrooms?
What if there was no paper for Holle Bolle Gijs?
This could go on forever! What if all donkeys popped out gold coins? What if all mirrors talked? What if Langnek got a stiff neck?
03 Sunday Mar 2013
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…we have no comment!
20 Thursday Dec 2012
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Just a little video to cheer everyone up in this dull weather!
30 Friday Nov 2012
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60 jaar, efteling, efteling uk, holle bolle gijs, loetiek, pin parade, pinparade.nl, pins, web shop
Once upon a time in Summer 2012, Efteling UK visited Efteling, and bought a pin ‘book’, a small thing, made out of cardboard, to celebrate 60 years of Efteling. The first pin, the Witch, came with the book; Mr Long Neck and the Goose Girl were also bought in the Loetiek during the visit. After arriving home, Efteling UK saw that the ‘Little Message’ pin had become available on the Efteling Web Shop, so it was purchased and put in the book with the rest of the pin set. Some time went by, and the Snow White pin appeared on the Web Shop, along with the Holle Bolle Gijs pin. Snow White was put into the basket, but Holle Bolle Gijs was sold out! So then Efteling UK was faced with this:
We had never planned on collecting them all in the first place, but being only 1 pin short was a little frustrating! We did contact the Efteling Web Shop and they said they wouldn’t be getting any more of the pins online. Even more annoyingly, this pin had sold out in about 3 days after being released! We still aren’t too sure why this one was so popular…So, what to do? To Google! And through the wonders of the internet, we came across a little site called Pinparade.nl. We located the stray pin on their site and sent them an e-mail, asking for help getting hold of the pin.
We were replied to by a very nice person called Pim, who helped us out a great deal in locating said pin. After many an e-mail back and forth, the pin was sent, and today, it arrived! Forget Christmas presents, this is what we’ve been waiting for! 
Here it is, the illusive Holle Bolle Gijs pin! We are easily pleased here at Efteling UK 🙂
So now, we have a full set of the 60 year pins.
We think they look great, and would like to say thank you to Pim and Ronald at Pin Parade!
16 Friday Mar 2012
Posted in All Updates and News, Sprookjesbos, Updates from 2012
I have never really mentioned these little gems that are found around the park. What could be better than litter bins that actually ask you to feed them? Maybe if big cities had them, people would drop less trash!
Originally, there was only one Holle Bolle Gijs in the Efteling, but over the years, more have been added to the family. They are essentially, an army of litter bins. Litter bins with character and a bit of personality. They shout for ‘papier hier’ (paper here), encouraging you to feed them your litter. There is a Grandpa Gijs, a Baby Gijs, a Sailor Gijs, and many more. The holes in their mouths suck your rubbish clean out of your hand; it is much more fun than your average trash can!
Remember to visit them next time you are visiting Efteling!
Find more information about all of the litter bins here.
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