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06 Friday Sep 2019

Posted by EftelingUK in All Updates and News, Food!, Polle's Keuken, Products/Souvenirs, Updates from 2019

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There’s been a few pieces of Efteling news over the last few weeks so I’ve put them all together here.  Since I’m a little late to the party, you may already know about some of these, but here we go!

Probably the biggest news is that Efteling has said goodbye to Bob this past weekend.  The ride had been open for 34 years, but it was finally time to bid it a fond farewell, with demolition beginning the day after closure. Check out Eftelwesley’s video below to see the demolition of the lifthill:

 

And on the subject of change, Polle’s Keuken will be expanding, with some of the outdoor terrace becoming part of the main restaurant, meaning that there will be more indoor seating, great for the colder/wetter days.  This means 50 extra seats inside, and the new section will be themed around Symbolica’s old magic fairy, Aliciana.

From Efteling.com:

‘In her spice greenhouse she grows and dries the herbs used in the royal kitchen. Herbs can be seen everywhere: clumps of herbs hanging on the ceiling to dry, pots of dried herbs and naturally fragrant, fresh herbs. Aliciana’s herbarium, a book with dried Symbolic herbs, is located on a table in the center of the room.’

Speaking of pancakes, the new seasonal pancake at Polle’s is a cheeseburger pancake! (minced meat, cheddar cheese, iceberg lettuce, pickle, red onion, ketchup and mustard.) Just what we wanted! Or was it…?

 

 

Anyway, there is also a Cinnamon pancake available (warm apple slices, raisins, nougatine, dark chocolate and a glass of mocha mousse) if the cheeseburger one isn’t up your street.

Both pancakes are €13.

Moving onto merchandise (hooray!) there are a couple of very very nice tins available at Efteldingen and Marskramer for €15 each. One has the little writing gnome on the front, and the other has Hansel and Gretel.  The Hansel and Gretel one comes with 16 bon bons, and the writing gnome tin comes with 50 postcards of Anton Pieck artwork.  There’s definitely a reason to buy both, but the postcards are particularly attractive.

Also now available are more Efteling miniatures, also at the Marskramer store. Statues such as Pagode, the House of the Five Senses, and Steam Train Aagje have been released this month, so you can add them to your mini Efteling at home-if you have one!

All images from Efteling.com

 

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Breda’s ‘Pop-Up’ Efteling Store

10 Wednesday Apr 2013

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Here is a little tour around the pop-up store from Efteling’s Benten.  We would love to see this store stay, as well as maybe a few more dotted around!  How about Tilburg to start with? 😉

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De Bazaar: The Fata Morgana Shop

26 Tuesday Feb 2013

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Recently, we had a little rant about the Dream Flight shop at the exit of the ride.  Basically, there were almost no souvenirs that related directly to the ride, as in they are selling very generic fairy statues, unicorn figures etc.  However, this is not the only place that is suffering from a bad case of drab merchandise!  Another one which springs to mind is the Fata Morgana shop, which you will also pass through as you exit the ride.

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Hookahs and…more hookahs…

Now, unless you visited Efteling specifically planning to buy incense, a pretty scarf, an ornamental elephant or a hookah, then there isn’t anything of much interest here.  The only ‘Efteling’ things you will find here, are room sprays, which are very nice, but not a redeeming feature of the shop.  Sometimes we wonder, does anyone actually buy any of these gifts?  Although, the image of someone sitting on the Python whilst nursing their hookah is quite amusing, it does not make a lot of sense to buy one of these and then cart it around with you all day!

Why do we keep moaning about merchandise?  Well, you can buy incense and elephants anywhere, so why buy one from Efteling?  Wouldn’t you be more inclined to buy a nice t-shirt, or some Fata Morgana-related ornament, which you can’t buy beyond the park?  Here, you used to be able to buy Pardoes on flying carpets!  We’ll dig that photo out some time 😉

So, the top and bottom of it is, where is all the Fata Morgana and Dream Flight-related merchandise?  We only ask for a little!

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Dromerijen: the Dream Flight Shop

01 Friday Feb 2013

Posted by EftelingUK in All Updates and News, Dream Flight, Products/Souvenirs, Updates from 2013

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SAM_0179Exit through the gift shop!  We’ve all been a victim of the attraction gift shop, and although Efteling doesn’t seem to push souvenirs down your throat in general, some rides do have their own shops at the exit; Carnaval Festival, PandaDroom, and Droomvlucht are 3 of the main ones.  Dromerijen (the Dream Flight store) is located at the exit of the ride, and you will encounter it after walking through De Gulden Gaarde, which serves pastries, coffees etc.

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First off, the theming of the store is lovely, and is very in-keeping with the ride.  A large tree is the centrepiece of the shop, with its leaves taking over the ceiling, and large round lights hanging from it; the same as the ones you pass under at the main entrance.  It is beautiful!

 

However, there is a small problem, though possibly only though the eyes of a dedicated Efteling fan…the merchandise.  In fairness, you can buy fairies here, which is obviously what the Dream Flight is all about, but not these fairies.  Click the  photo below to take a closer look at those fairies.  They certainly don’t look like anything that you just experienced on the ride, do they?!

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Imposters.

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A REAL Efteling fairy. Take a closer look at her wing…

There was a time when you could buy Efteling fairies, but sadly, the fairies are generic, and you could probably find them in your local gift shop.  We also remember Dream Flight dolls, mugs, t-shirts, snow globes and many other Efteling goodies.  A more recent addition to the shop are the Droomvlucht house sprays, however on our last visit, there one none to be found.

Take a look at the fairy on the right.  She hangs on a wall, and has ‘Efteling’ written along the top of her wing.  She even looks like an Efteling fairy!  There used to be quite a lot of these available.  Also, take a look at our mug; couldn’t be more Dream Flight themed if it tried!  DSCF1161

So, why no Dream Flight specific gifts in the Dream Flight gift shop?  Who knows.  But it would be lovely to see some genuine Efteling merchandise back in the store some time soon.

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This guy can’t even bear to look at the merchandise in his basket!

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