22 Thursday Dec 2016
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Little Red Riding Hood recently reopened after a very long refurbishment. In fact, it was more of a total rebuild! The new building is now up to modern safety standards, and looks refreshed and wonderful!
Video by Eftelwesley.
24 Sunday Apr 2016
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Roodkapje is getting a makeover! Well, her Grandmother’s house is. 
The cottage which has stood in the forest since 1960 was constructed using wood, stone, cement and gauze, the same materials used to build the original Sleeping Beauty’s castle. In the 1980s, Sleeping Beauty’s castle was completely replaced, in the same way as Red Riding Hood’s cottage will be now. At the time it was reconstructed, Ton van de Ven took the opportunity to add the wicked fairy with her spinning wheel, as well as a few other details, thus ‘plussing’ the attraction.
The time has come for the Roodkapje building to comply with today’s standards, and it is being completely replaced using modern materials and techniques. Who knows, maybe there will be a little something added to it when it reopens?
Efteling has stated that fairy tales ‘remain the core’ of Efteling, and renovating these attractions which are already well established and loved shows the dedication that Efteling has to the oldest part of its park.
Hopefully Red Riding Hood is in a safe place while building work is carried out, since she is a favourite of local kidnappers!
18 Friday Mar 2016
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Whilst looking through old photos of Efteling, you can really see how things have changed, even if it is just small changes. Check out Mr Long Neck from 20 years ago! He looks quite bleached, and is definitely being taken over by nature. The most recent picture is from the last Winter Efteling. There’s a bit of a difference!
03 Saturday Oct 2015
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A sign outside the area of construction reads:
‘You’ll never see me here!’ Don’t lie Pinocchio, we will welcome you in Spring 2016.
The ‘In de Noordpool’ food counter is now gone, and the little admiral and his cannon are gone too, ready to be moved to a new location (or so we believe) while the area is completely cleared, ready for Pinokkio.
Concept art of the new attraction has also been released, and as expected, it looks fantastic! It fits in perfectly with all of the other buildings in the fairy tale forest; as we know, Efteling are the masters at making these buildings look as if they’ve been there for many years, and this one continues that trend. Another thing it has in common with many of the other fairy tale buildings is that it looks to be quite petit! Obviously it is hard to be certain on that from the artwork, but it looks a little larger than Repelsteeltje’s house and maybe a bit smaller than the Roodkapje building.
La Bottega di Geppetto
Here is a video from eftel1ngfan which shows the current state of construction in the area:
Finally, for those of you feeling artistic, Efteling have provided some crafts to do while you wait for the new fairy tale! Including cupcakes, and a make-your-own Pinocchio puppet; click here!
20 Thursday Aug 2015
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As if anyone needed another reason to go to Efteling, but here’s one regardless. We’ve mentioned this recently, however now there is more indication of when the new Efteling resident will arrive. Efteling are opening their 29th Fairy Tale in the Fairy Tale Forest in Spring 2016. Around €2,000,000 has been allocated for this attraction, and it is the newest since The Emperor’s New Clothes opened in November 2012.
It seemed like a strange choice in one way, because we seem to expect something from the Brothers Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen in Efteling; in fact, the CEO of Efteling has mentioned that he would like to see an Ugly Duckling fairy tale in the forest. However, we have faith that Efteling will make a beautiful job of this fairy tale, as they do with everything else! The only worrying thing is this:
Does anybody else feel uneasy about this little wooden head? He looks a little like a toffee apple that has been dipped in chocolate. That is a promotional image from the Pinokkio musical, taking place in September, so of course, who’s to say that that is the Pinokkio that will be installed into the Fairy Tale Forest? (Fingers crossed that whatever he looks like, he looks a little less creepy than this guy!).
The new attraction will be built between the Red Shoes and Little Red Riding Hood, where ‘In de Noordpool’ currently stands. This little food shack hasn’t really been used for decades, so it isn’t such a great loss. Something else that is most likely being turfed out to make way for Pinokkio is this:
Out with the old, in with the new! Although we do hear that this gentleman is going to be receiving lodgings elsewhere in the park, so he doesn’t have to pack his bags just yet.
From here, we can still wonder, hope and dream about what the 30th fairy tale will be when it arrives. Maybe the Ugly Duckling? There are so very many to choose from, but until then, we have Pinokkio to look forward to.
09 Tuesday Jun 2015
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Thank you Efteling!
Now the English-speaking visitors to Efteling can get an idea of the top attractions in the park, without having to decipher Dutch. The video can also be viewed in German and French. Très bien!
01 Monday Jun 2015
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Next year we will see the addition of a new fairy tale to Efteling’s fairy tale forest… Pinocchio! The Efteling Theatre’s newest production also happens to be Pinocchio, showing later this year. The new fairy tale will be placed between the Red Shoes and Little Red Riding Hood, where an old food counter stands which hasn’t been used for some time (In de Noordpool).
We look forward to it!
17 Sunday May 2015
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We’ve done it again! Another article of ours has been published on Micechat. It is the first of two parts, talking about the Fairy Tale Forest.
Click here to take a look.
24 Wednesday Dec 2014
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Happy Holidays to all of our readers! Thank you all for continuing to visit the site and contributing via Facebook and Twitter. Wishing you all a relaxing holiday season, just like this little Robin 🙂
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.
