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Halloween at Efteling

01 Tuesday Nov 2016

Posted by EftelingUK in All Updates and News, Seasons, Updates from 2016

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autumn, efteling, eftelinguk, eftelwesley, halloween, spookslot, spooky

So, Efteling aren’t massively into Halloween in the way some other theme parks are.  However, our friend Eftelwesley has put together a great video of all the scary and spooky things that you can find around the park all year round…

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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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Renovations at Efteling: What Next?

26 Thursday Dec 2013

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droomvlucht, efteling, efteling renovations, eftelinguk, refurbishment, spookslot, villa volta

Recently, Droomvlucht received a big refurbishment, and is looking lovelier than ever, as we talked about here.  Piraña has also been getting some TLC over the last month, click here for photos.

So what should be next on the checklist of attractions to get a makeover?

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Well, according to loooping.nl, Villa Volta definitely needs some love!  Click here if you would like to see the issues they have with the current state of the ride, including a few photos.  A lot of the problems with the outside of the building seems to be paint wearing away, but we did cringe a little bit when we saw the crack down the middle of the pillar, next to the entrance.  It isn’t just the outside that needs some freshening up, the inside is definitely due for something new.  A couple of years ago, Hugo was given a new mask, which looks much better than the last one, but the ride in general, wonderful as it is, could definitely use something else.  Maybe they could stick a troll in there swinging on a curtain tassel?!

Another attraction that we think could definitely do with a clear out/ something added to it, is Spookslot.  That’s right, not even PandaDroom, but Spookslot!  After visiting the park many times, the one thing we have gotten bored with, is Spookslot.  Spooky is great, dark is great, and who doesn’t love to see dancing gravestones, however, the whole thing seems to be very anti-climactic.  Even the Spookslot section of Aquanura has more drama in it than this.  If Efteling refurbished this, it could be so so much better than it is now.

Is there anything else that could really use some TLC from Efteling?  No PandaDroom jokes please 😉

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Efteling Pumpkin

30 Wednesday Oct 2013

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danse macabre, efteling, eftelinguk, halloween, pumpkin, pumpkin carving, spookslot

IMG_0561Happy Halloween!  We thought we’d carve an Efteling pumpkin for the occasion.  Here’s some spooky Efteling music to go with the season…Spookslot!  click the Image below…

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Video Mapping on Efteling Buildings

06 Sunday Nov 2011

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efteling, eftelinguk, flying dutchman, hollander, projectons, show, spookslot, video mapping, villa volta

As part of the 60th Anniversary celebrations at Efteling, the Villa Volta, Spookslot and the Flying Dutchman are all to receive special treatment.  This comes in the form of Video Mapping, which is essentially a projection show on each of the mentioned buildings.  It is hard to describe how cool this looks, so see the video below and you can understand what can be expected from Efteling’s efforts next year.  Below that is the concept art for the Villa Volta’s projection show.

 

 

 

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Happy Halloween!

30 Sunday Oct 2011

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danse macabre, efteling, efteling uk, halloween, spookslot

Happy Halloween to everybody!  Here is a short video of Spookslot to get you in the Halloween mindset:

Have a spooky time!

 

 

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