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the 13th of October 1876. Ever since, the family has done everything within its power to ward off misfortune. Their search eventually brought them to Huyverwoud, where they inhabit the ruins of a once majestic medieval abbey. There is a mysterious atmosphere in Abbey
Brasserie 7. Available exclusively to hotel guests on the lower ground level will be a pool and spa facilities. Open 12 months a year, Efteling already offers
several different accommodation offerings. There are the woodland holiday villages Efteling Bosrijk and Efteling Loonsche Land. And now, after 33 years, the original Efteling Hotel has received a major renovation, and rebranded the Efteling have been painted a deep midnight blue. A new character, a wonder navigator called Jules Verreweg each evening invites children to help him fill his provides a total of 495 beds spread across 124 rooms including the new Jokie & Jet Suite. Based on new restaurant named Saga.
Danse Macabre Opened on October 31, a Halloween launch was fitting for Danse Macabre given it was constructed on the former site of Spookslot, a haunted house that provided thrills and chills to Efteling guests from 1978 to 2022. The dark with ride a difference anchors what has now been designated the €35 million, this newly themed area also features a self- as a grocery shop.
travelled the world with his music, but he and his
everywhere visitors hear the eerie sound of macabre music that seems to paralyse the inhabitants with of the attraction, which is reached after passing through the herb garden, graveyard and finally a queue line through the forest, sits an 18 metre diameter turntable. This is topped by a further six smaller turntables, on each of which are three rows of six seats styled as church pews or choir stalls. cloak-wearing team members using an iPad as riders reach the front of the queue. The prototype estimated hourly capacity of 1,253. The ride features no dialogue but instead a new
version of Danse Macabre. Originally a poem, this was turned into a piece of music in 1874 by went on to provide the soundtrack to Spookslot. Several other nods to the fondly remembered haunted house are featured in the dark ride that has replaced it. Danse Macabre has been re-recorded by an
orchestra of 75 musicians under the guidance of and the stalls interact with one another in an eerie dance. Meanwhile special effects and previously hidden details can be seen on the walls and even in the basement of the chapel. Still less than a year old, the attraction already
age of eight and a minimum height of 1.2 metres. that cannot are invited to enjoy an alternative show where senses are stimulated by images, sound and show effects, meaning each visitor can share the 3.5-minute experience with their group.
with the haunted show experience, visitors will be frightened the Efteling way like never before. Some 500 colleagues worked hard for months to build this
New for 2026 details of a new addition opening in summer 2026. A pair of family freefall towers from Zierer will be
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constructed within sight of first drop of the B&M dive coaster Baron 1898. Offering a less intense ride experience, the two towers will have similar Steampunk theming as the coaster, with the added storyline detail of riders being recruited as chimney Hooghmoed.
result, adds to the capacity and attraction offer for a
the park will soon boast as many as 3,000 beds. How long before annual attendance at this famous Dutch destination tops 6 million?
SUSTAINABLE ENCHANTMENT
“With the power of the imagination as our energy source, we are working every day to make our park more sustainable,” we are told on a section of the Efteling website entitled “Sustainable enchantment”. Here are two of the latest initiatives in the venue’s quest to become climate neutral by 2030, and climate positive by 2032. In December, the Aquanura water show arena
premiered a new nightly spectacular named Efteling Symphonica. The propane-fuelled fire effects that were once a feature of Aquanura have been replaced by LED ‘Beacons of Light’. As recently as May, the former steam locomotive ‘Aagje’ retuned to the park after a year’s refurbishment, puffing away as proudly as ever, but now with a new electric engine. The transformation, carried out in England, has retained the romantic look given to the former Arnhem brickworks engine in 1969 by famed Efteling designer Anton Pieck, but now the steam is just for show.
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