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Carnaval Festival Closure

13 Sunday Jan 2019

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Happy New Year!

A new year means a new renovation schedule, and here’s the most intriguing one so far:

From early March to late May, Carnaval Festival will be closed for renovations.  While nobody outside of Efteling knows exactly what will be changed in the ride, some people in the theme park community believe that it might include altering some of the ‘racist’ figures in the attraction.  Whether you agree that racism is rife in the ride or not, it has been pointed out on several occasions that some of the ride’s figures are derogatory towards certain nationalities.

By the end of May we will know exactly what is getting changed; perhaps it is simply a Spring clean!

Until then, you can enjoy the ride as it is currently with this video:

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Happy New Year!

31 Monday Dec 2018

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efteling, jokie, new year

Thank you for following the site, have a great New Year!

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Football in Efteling

02 Wednesday Jul 2014

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brink, efteling, efteling theater, efteling uk, football, hup holland hup, jokie, orange, orange fever, quarter final, world cup 2014

The Netherlands are doing very well in the World Cup.  It happens that Efteling will be showing the quarter-final on July 5th on a screen in the Brink as well as at the Efteling Theater.

But orange fever doesn’t end there!  You can also pick up an orange World Cup shirt (featuring Jokie) as well as orange cotton candy in the park.

Good luck for Saturday Netherlands!

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Something We Never Knew About China…

02 Tuesday Jul 2013

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carnaval festival, draak, dragon, efteling, eftelinguk, jokie

…in Carnaval Festival of course!  Our friend Ron on Facebook told us that the characters on the wall behind the dragon in the China section of the ride say ‘無任歡迎’ [wú rèn huānyíng] and mean ‘Not Welcome’*.

Now we understand why he always looks angry!

Not Welcome

Not Welcome

 

*Ok, so we posted this, and then got told that the translation was not correct!  Apparently, it mean ‘no matter what, you’re welcome’.  Whether you’re rich or poor, or whatever your race etc.  Thank you Anna for the correction!

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Day 2

21 Tuesday Aug 2012

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Our first full day at Efteling today!  Watching a pizza being delivered to someone’s cottage as I type. However, food is not something we’re wanting after just visiting the Efteling hotel’s buffet. The service was so -so but the food was really nice! Put it on your to -do list 😉 . Visited Jokie today at Carnaval Festival, and spent a lot of time in the Fairy Tale Forest.  Check out our Facebook photos!

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Dessert!

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Goodbye Loeki, Hello Jokie!

17 Friday Feb 2012

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2012, carnaval festival, efteling, efteling uk, jokie, loekie

It was a while ago that we told you that Loeki the Lion would be finally leaving Carnaval Festival, and that the original occupier, Jokie, would be returning.  Well, it has happened, and Jokie has been installed into various scenes throughout the attraction.  It is nice to see him back, as he fits a lot better with the theming than Loeki ever seemed to!  RHvanLeest posted this video of the ride, with a focus on Jokie:

He looks pretty good; I like Italian Jokie the best, but I’m not sure that Jokie driving out of a German pub is such a great idea!  Don’t drink and drive folks!

Thanks to vijfzintuigen.nl and RHvanLeest.

Join us on Facebook, and have a great weekend!

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