I can understand that some things went over your head because of cultural differences. And you haven’t even strolled through the fairy tale forest (things get weird there!). One thing is important to remember: Efteling are story tellers. Everything is secondary to the stories. Their rides are not ‘the tallest’ or ‘the fastest’. That’s for other parks. This park tells stories, but you have to know them, of course. If you look closely, you can find a recap of every story at the attraction, also in English. (Example: De Vliegende Hollander/The Flying Dutchman. It tells the story of captain van der Decken, who has a secret stash of gold under his mansion, and an escape tunnel that leads via the seedy Inn to the harbor. He set sail on the holy day of Easter even though he was warned that he would be cursed. But his greed and the promised riches got the better of him and he ignored the warnings. Now he must sail the high seas for eternity.
Wow. That is awesome. I am one to appreciate a good theme, I'll have to do some more research next time. That is friggin' cool! Thanks for the comment!
You know, Eftelings Fata Morgana has no animatronics or other computer controlled puppets. It is driven all mechanically by this amazing system of cams, gears, wheels and wires. Making the puppets and animals move all at the same time. It repeats itself every time a boat passes. This system is designed and build by Efteling and they even got a patent on it. If you know this then you can imagine what the Eftelings effort is to maintain this ride. And to keep it running since 1989
@@NationalCoasters ablosutly agree with that assesments its me homepark and its a bit lacking in the Thrill department. I don't want it to excell in it. It isn't that kind of park but they should improve a bit in it in my opnion. 1 or 2 decent extreme coasters would do the trick Baron looks nice but coasterwise its a bit lacking and Python is a 50 year old design. Thats unworthy for a toppark like efteling ,now the park doesn't need an elite coaster (wouldn't mind if they got one but only one) but 1 or 2 just below that level would be nice.
@@arturobianco848 They really need an Intamin Blitz / multi launch. We don't have that one yet in the Netherlands and Efteling could really rival or outdo Taron. Just this one Intamin Multi Lauch would complete their lineup imo.
Nice vlog guys 🙂 As for the sometimes hidden narrative, where the Disney branded parks tend to feed you imagination, De Efteling often gives you the ingredients and let your imagination create the complete experience. It's a more open approach to storytelling (which i personally like a lot). It makes the attractions infinitely re-rideable, changing meaning and trigger different emotions as you as a visitor change through life.
You really need 2 full days to really see everything. Now you missed the whole fairytale forest, which is how the park started. Still always nice to see my favorite park trough new eyes, ill be back tomorrow to ride Dans Macabere for the first time as a passholder to the park! Excited!
The things hanging from the ceiling in the first room in Baron 1898 are jackets. Changing rooms in mines (at least some german ones) had the jackets hanging on wires from the ceiling. The miners could get their jackets by lowering the wire their jacket was hanging on. I believe this was done because miners would often ome back soaking wet from their shift and this way they would dry faster.
@@NationalCoastersthe head moved up from side to side the and up and down mouth open an closed an when the head was straight up it even spit a huge fireball out of its mouth, was really cool while it worked.
As addition to@@jotimmermans8349 : Since Efteling likes to push limits they probably made a few poor choices (materials and joints, maybe tech behind it all...) that couldn't handle the stresses it endures -combine that with being outdoor in a rain prone country Joris en de Draak (George and the Dragon) used to be only wood, but they made it hybrid when some parts of the track started catching fire from the friction the cars created Oh, most Attractions have a Big wooden 'book' on a pedestal nearby explaining the story in a few highlights of the complete story (usually based on Bros. Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen version, stories Disney etc. gave their own twist, Symbolica, Baron 1898, Droomvlucht and Volk van Laaf -the village with monorail are stories/myths as Efteling sees them/made up, Rides like Villa Volta and De Vliegende Hollander (Flying Dutchman) find their base in myths and the all new Danse Macabre is their 2.0 version of the Spookslot (Haunted Castle) that used to be there is a story/myth with typical ghost story elements -opening this Halloween, Oct. 31st)
foot note, even if they even fix the Dragon, it won't spout flames anymore, as the Efteling wants to drop it's reliance on gas (Climate Neutral by 2030, Climate Positive by 2032)
Damn I envy you, experiencing a vekoma madhouse ride for the first time They are trippy and weird and that is the point, pity hex wasnt open when you were at alton towers, that one is awesome.
5:40 I go to the efteling as a dutch person a lot and the theming of the Baron 1898 is mine workers, and mine workers there had to dig up gold from the mine shaft of the ride Baron 1898 there is also a small movie of the Baron 1898 on youtube which you can watch to understand the ride more, but those are the dirty clothes of the mine workers there, which are called "Kompels" in dutch.
This is where Walt Disney got it's inspiration to open his Disneyland parks. And yes, Efteling gives the name THEMEpark it's justice. Family friendly park with a few short intense rides which cannot be compared to a Walibi park. I guess the only thrillride that is not themed is the Python. Vogel Rok is part of the story of the world of Sinbad, not long time ago the ride Sirocco is added in the Efteling and i dont know if it is finished or not, the area will be/is in Sinbad the Sailor theme. Haven't been at this park for a few years. Love your vlogs and followed you since a few weeks, nice to see you went to the park i love most here in NL.
Hey Chris! Thank you so much for the comment and recent support! I'm learning more and more that Efteling has a deep and rich history! This is super cool!
@@rmyikzelf5604 Het kan inderdaad nooit waar zijn, Walt Disney opende in 1955 Disneyland in Amerika, toen was de Efteling niet veel meer dan een grasveld met een speeltuin.. Dat gerucht wordt bij elke video er weer bij gehaald 😂
The Walt Disney story is a myth that Efteling itself has admitted is a myth. When Walt Disney was in Europe to visit studios doing dubs for Disney he did visit a few parks in Europe like Tivoli for inspiration. The one Dutch attraction he visited back then was Madurodam in Den Haag. He did have plans for a mini village like that for Disney but it was never made. You can see plans for this mini village in some of the episodes he made about the construction for Disneyland. Now a days Efteling does have good ties with Disney and both help each other out ones in a while and work together.
Droomvlucht - "Dreamflight" is just a flight through beautiful dreams. Fata Morgana - You start at the forbidden jungle and try to enter the forbidden city by the wizard, but at the end of the ride, all was just a Fata Morgana, a dream, so you also end in the forbidden jungle. - Villa Volta is about "The Curse of the Bokkenrijders Gilde" a local ledgend - Baron 1898 is about the cursed mist from the Dutch mines called "Witte Wieven" or "White Woman" - Vliegende Hollander is about the Dutch version of "The Flying Dutchman" - Carnaval Festival - A it's a small world type ride with doombuggies, that is portraying the Dutch Carnaval street parade style cartoonish wagons. - Vogel Rok - is about Sinbad's Vogel Rok bird. - Joris en de Draak = George and the Dragon - Symbolica: No story, just a tour through the castle of the parks mascot. Hope this clears a few things up.
@@NationalCoasters Efteling's Dance Macabre is a simulator (Intamin Dynamic Motion Stage) with animatronics instead of screens. (€10.000.000 over budget, from €25.000.000 to €35.000.000 for just one darkride) And a prototype Intamin. It is opening up in 2 weeks (31 of October) and the story goes that a whole symphonic orchestra has gone missing while playing Dance Macabre in a haunted chapel, led by a Orchestra director from the Charlatan family if I got everything correctly. But the queue is full of interactive elements and the outside theming is outstanding. So I will be back for the 4th time this year very soon. (I live 90 mins from the park, 2 hours from Toverland, 3 hours from Phantasialand and 90 mins from Plopsa De Panne so I consider myself lucky.)
I have a season ticket to Efteling and it is a great amusement park, I have been going there since I was little and when I went there with school we went 3 times in the baron, 1st row and 5 times in the joris en de draak 😂❤
Nice vlog!!! Efteling is my favorite theme park. I live just 30 minutes from there. We go almost every year. But you missed the magical fairytale forest. That is where the Efteling started with. That part of the park is packed with the most beautiful fairytale displays. Some really old (but very charming) . But they have build new ones every few years. When you come back, you can check out the new spooky castle that opened 2 weeks ago: Danse Macabre
Great vlog jesiah. Nice to see your family with you. I hope you had a great time at the park and i can't wait to see you, marc, and antonio at a park again. Have you guys ever been to the theme park in new jersey? If not, i highly recommend going on the shredder ( it's a teenage mutant ninja turtle roller-coaster) and also the sandy blaster . The park is indoors in the mall. I hope you have an awesome day and sending love ❤and hugs 🫂 also congratulations on your 500 Rollercoaster. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 you should be proud of yourself because i sure am proud of you. Keep going on your mission to 1,000. You got this! 😊
Hey again! Thank you so much! I haven't been to Nickelodeon Universe but I want to very badly! Maybe this winter I'll come out for a weekend and try it? Much appreciated for the comments and support! Truly thankful :)
@NationalCoasters you are very welcome, and you should go. Also, please post the vlog afterward when you guys are done pretty, please 🥺🥺🥺. Have a great week jesiah and can't wait til your next vlog. I am so proud of you ❤️
The 3:54 actually is probably a very well known thing. If you fully turn it into english its flying hollander. But its more known as… the flying dutchman
Just to note, Python was, when it openend, the biggest metal coaster in Europe mainland and one of the first metal coasters in Europe. It's the main reason for why the track layout is so strange, almost like an old and simple rct blueprint.
If i remember correctly the efteling have their own youtube channel with all the stories subtitled Max and mortiz is a duelling coaster, the flags change based on wich coaster won. The flying dutchman is about how the merchant ship became a ghost ship, hence the part you go underwater, thats where it sank. the Baron is about a haunted mineshaft where a baron keeps sending miners in and they keep getting killed by the Witte Wieven (northern dutch legend) the python doesnt really have a story afaik Joris en the draak (joris and the dragon) is about a young man fighting a dragon Symbolica i havent ever been in (sadly) but from what i know of it, its the story of the old mascot of the park, you can use something in the cart to interact with stuff Vogel Rok is another legend and its about a giant thunderbird taking you to its nest to feed you to its youngs Villa volta sadly got removed but its about the goatriders being cursed so they can never rest , not even in their own home (this ride has been replaced by a simular ride where the carts move up and down and around too while the whole room moves around you) Droomvluch (dream flight) is just a serene travel into the Fea wild
But you guys didn't do any research beforehand? For example the "Vila Volta" is the first madhouse in the world. Before that the concept didn't really exist. And the reason why the efteling might seem a bit "weird" is because the surrounding villages were deep into the shoe making business so everyone worked in those harsh conditions right after world war II and other things. People wanted an escape from their way of living, so three people started the Efteling, and the fairytale forest was one of the first things that were built among other things that don't exist anymore. It is nice to know these things beforehand, especially when you're from a different culture! I really hope you had a great time!
@@NationalCoasters sure is, first time I went there was in the mid 80's and it is wild how much the park has changed. My mom has story's about the 60's when it was basically just an oversized playground.
Port adventura should be on the list because of how it looks and the attractions they have. Unfortunatly the operationpolicy's are so bad it's not even in my top 10 of favorite themeparks in europe.
You did pretty well for a first time visit it really is a 2 days park for your first visit if you wanna sort of do it all in a normale pace. Sorry that the park looks really bad this this Year with all the construction. As for Dream flight, you ever had a dream that overall really made sence? i don't and this is efteling interpretation of it. Nice to see a coaster lover enjoying himself so much in this park. Its me homepark and i have to say the Thrill department isn't great in this park everything else is right there in the top of themepark industry (yes universale and disney can build on a bigger scale with the money behind them. But overall i'm more impressed with parks like efteling that do it drom a relative tiney budget compaired to those). Well i hope you enjoyed ride to happeyness as much as i did look forward to your take on it.
Hey my friend! Thank you so much for the comment! Yes! I’m learning to appreciate all aspects of themed entertainment, not just coasters. Efteling was amazing!
I really liked the track design on Python. The ribbed look was unique. How is pricing in this European theme park? Are the food prices ridonkulous like they are in the States?
@@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536 Nice. I have been truly put off by prices in the US. Rollercoasters are great, but a variety of experience is even better. Dark rides have all but disappeared or have been turned into silly laser games.
@davidhill2677 The Efteling is not the rollercoaster specialist in the Netherlands. That's Walibi Holland. Especially next year. The rollercoaster park of Europe is probably energylandia in Poland. Unfortunately, it's damn ugly. Europe does have some amazing theme parks. Most of the hugh rollercoaster manufacturers are European based. Intamin, Gmbh, Mack Rides, and of course Vekoma, and many more. Don't ask me why 😂 I like one lasergame dark ride. Unfortunately you will find them at every park nowadays. Efteling doesn't use screens.
Joris and the dragon has been the rebuild of pegasus the original wooden coaster. It has been retracked again due to the supports being damaged due to the speed. The dragon is called etna. And what you saw near symbolica is called the pagode its a flying tempel it gives an amazing view over the park. Symbolica is a ride that is about a ride through the secret chambers of the palace. Vogel rok is based in the story of sinbad. The monorail is in the village of laaf they needed to leave their country and dug a tunnel to the efteling. Villa volta is a cursed house from a local robber that was cursed and until someone with a clear mind enters his home it will stop so seemingly it setill does it to the day of today. It was the first of its kind from vecoma and was a big thing. droomvlucht is amazing. At the moment theres a new area open at the location of spookslot. Now theres the area of huiverwoud en the new first of its kind ride called dance macabre its a multi directional platform.
You forgot to add 'in my opinion'. I enjoy dark rides in between going on roller coasters and other thrill rides. Phantasialand doesn't deliver in that department. Also less friendly staff. Queue jumping German kids to deal with. I've been going to this park since at least 1980. Fantastic coasters and water rides, beautiful theming. Phantasialand doesn't disappoint in that regard.
The attraction's theme story revolves around a ghost story surrounding a conductor who is cursed. The attraction allows visitors to spin in multiple ways and in multiple directions, while creating a horror atmosphere with light and sound effects, moving set pieces and animatronics. Its very cool but there is always a very long line.
at 2:45 you see a new attraction called danse macabre(dance of death) made by intamin. it opens to the public in 10 days..shall I give you a link? to see what it's like
@@NationalCoasters You might want to go to the Eftelings TH-cam channel and watch some of the amazing Making Of series (Eng subs) there are a few attractions you can see how they build it and some of the stories behind them, great material for reaction vids or learning more about the rides and what makes the Efteling so.... lovable...
@@NationalCoasters th-cam.com/video/8vmI9sqUZAI/w-d-xo.html this is one th-cam.com/video/ZdJ2xwvOSxc/w-d-xo.html and this one is the making of a 7 part series where they build the ride and tell the story of the ride
De Efteling is very good yes but there are better parks, for example is Europa-Park in Germany better. It's outstanding and you need at least 3 days to see everything.
Me as a Netherlands men I liked this video an you say the VLIEGENDE Hollander 😂 If you Wana know this click on read more (it’s creepy) Once in the villa Volta it didint look like it goes a looping ITBWAS GOING A LOOPING Aso the people just thought oh it just the ride In the truth it’s just the house moving ❤ So that was realy scary 💀💀
@@NationalCoasters I love python to bits tbf. CSM have done such a good job retracking it and the Vekoma vest restraints were definitely a good call replacing the kumbak ones
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I can understand that some things went over your head because of cultural differences. And you haven’t even strolled through the fairy tale forest (things get weird there!).
One thing is important to remember: Efteling are story tellers. Everything is secondary to the stories. Their rides are not ‘the tallest’ or ‘the fastest’. That’s for other parks. This park tells stories, but you have to know them, of course. If you look closely, you can find a recap of every story at the attraction, also in English. (Example: De Vliegende Hollander/The Flying Dutchman. It tells the story of captain van der Decken, who has a secret stash of gold under his mansion, and an escape tunnel that leads via the seedy Inn to the harbor. He set sail on the holy day of Easter even though he was warned that he would be cursed. But his greed and the promised riches got the better of him and he ignored the warnings. Now he must sail the high seas for eternity.
Wow. That is awesome. I am one to appreciate a good theme, I'll have to do some more research next time. That is friggin' cool! Thanks for the comment!
You know, Eftelings Fata Morgana has no animatronics or other computer controlled puppets. It is driven all mechanically by this amazing system of cams, gears, wheels and wires. Making the puppets and animals move all at the same time. It repeats itself every time a boat passes. This system is designed and build by Efteling and they even got a patent on it. If you know this then you can imagine what the Eftelings effort is to maintain this ride. And to keep it running since 1989
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Pardoes is still the parks mascot to this day!
And it will probably stay like that too.
Symbolica is also not his house but the house of the King, for which Pardoes is the court wizard ;)
I'm a passholder, so I might be biased, but yeah, Efteling is hands down the best park in Europe.
Absolutely! Not the best coasters, but best experience!
Best theme park for sure.
@@NationalCoasters ablosutly agree with that assesments its me homepark and its a bit lacking in the Thrill department. I don't want it to excell in it. It isn't that kind of park but they should improve a bit in it in my opnion. 1 or 2 decent extreme coasters would do the trick Baron looks nice but coasterwise its a bit lacking and Python is a 50 year old design. Thats unworthy for a toppark like efteling ,now the park doesn't need an elite coaster (wouldn't mind if they got one but only one) but 1 or 2 just below that level would be nice.
@@arturobianco848 They really need an Intamin Blitz / multi launch. We don't have that one yet in the Netherlands and Efteling could really rival or outdo Taron. Just this one Intamin Multi Lauch would complete their lineup imo.
@@Madster_NL o yes i love that idea please don't let them go with a classical mack launcer although something like voltron would be fine to.
Nice vlog guys 🙂 As for the sometimes hidden narrative, where the Disney branded parks tend to feed you imagination, De Efteling often gives you the ingredients and let your imagination create the complete experience. It's a more open approach to storytelling (which i personally like a lot). It makes the attractions infinitely re-rideable, changing meaning and trigger different emotions as you as a visitor change through life.
Definitely! Super cool concept for sure, I’ve never come across it anywhere else!
Always a good day when National Coasters posts a video and congrats on 500!!!
Aww thanks!! 🎉
Yesssss my home park! Be sure to visit Danse Macabre after it opens :)
You really need 2 full days to really see everything. Now you missed the whole fairytale forest, which is how the park started. Still always nice to see my favorite park trough new eyes, ill be back tomorrow to ride Dans Macabere for the first time as a passholder to the park! Excited!
Heck yeah!!! 🎉
The Python track is Al renewed in 2017. That’s why it’s so smooth, still my favorite coaster in the Efteling.
Yeah, it ran great!!
The things hanging from the ceiling in the first room in Baron 1898 are jackets. Changing rooms in mines (at least some german ones) had the jackets hanging on wires from the ceiling. The miners could get their jackets by lowering the wire their jacket was hanging on. I believe this was done because miners would often ome back soaking wet from their shift and this way they would dry faster.
Great video! Congrats on 500 coaster credits! 💥🎉🎉🎉🎈. Lots of nice and fun looking rides there!
Thanks Michael! It was great!
@@NationalCoasters That's great to hear!
My homepark! Love it dude.
Amazing park! The theming was amazing
And you don't even have seen the hole park. The fairytale forest is very nice!
We walked that after closing. It was RAD!
@@NationalCoasters What does RAD mean?
@@Muswell radical
@@NationalCoastersgo to toverland
I’m Dutch
@@TR_gaming37yasss, i ❤ toverland
11:03 the dragon is caled Edna! it's an animatronic but hasnt been working for a while sadly
Really? That’s so sad!! I wonder what’s wrong with it? I was blown away at the size of the animatronic when Dave pointed it out. What does it do?
@@NationalCoastersthe head moved up from side to side the and up and down mouth open an closed an when the head was straight up it even spit a huge fireball out of its mouth, was really cool while it worked.
As addition to@@jotimmermans8349 : Since Efteling likes to push limits they probably made a few poor choices (materials and joints, maybe tech behind it all...) that couldn't handle the stresses it endures -combine that with being outdoor in a rain prone country
Joris en de Draak (George and the Dragon) used to be only wood, but they made it hybrid when some parts of the track started catching fire from the friction the cars created
Oh, most Attractions have a Big wooden 'book' on a pedestal nearby explaining the story in a few highlights of the complete story
(usually based on Bros. Grimm or Hans Christian Andersen version, stories Disney etc. gave their own twist, Symbolica, Baron 1898, Droomvlucht and Volk van Laaf -the village with monorail are stories/myths as Efteling sees them/made up, Rides like Villa Volta and De Vliegende Hollander (Flying Dutchman) find their base in myths and the all new Danse Macabre is their 2.0 version of the Spookslot (Haunted Castle) that used to be there is a story/myth with typical ghost story elements -opening this Halloween, Oct. 31st)
foot note, even if they even fix the Dragon, it won't spout flames anymore, as the Efteling wants to drop it's reliance on gas (Climate Neutral by 2030, Climate Positive by 2032)
@@jotimmermans8349 exactly
Thanks!
Hey thanks again friend! I super appreciate the support! It means a lot :)
@NationalCoasters you are very welcome. I also did another one on your other vlog. Hope you seen it! I am proud of you for achieving your milestone ❤️
Dope video dude
Dope
It is so fun to see people go to this for the first time
Damn I envy you, experiencing a vekoma madhouse ride for the first time
They are trippy and weird and that is the point, pity hex wasnt open when you were at alton towers, that one is awesome.
5:40 I go to the efteling as a dutch person a lot and the theming of the Baron 1898 is mine workers, and mine workers there had to dig up gold from the mine shaft of the ride Baron 1898 there is also a small movie of the Baron 1898 on youtube which you can watch to understand the ride more, but those are the dirty clothes of the mine workers there, which are called "Kompels" in dutch.
How cool! Thanks for the insight!
Walking in the efteling is like walking in a dream
So true!!!
Yes it is. Next week they open the best dark ride in the world.
The piranha is also very amazing, it's like a water attraction❤
This is where Walt Disney got it's inspiration to open his Disneyland parks. And yes, Efteling gives the name THEMEpark it's justice. Family friendly park with a few short intense rides which cannot be compared to a Walibi park. I guess the only thrillride that is not themed is the Python. Vogel Rok is part of the story of the world of Sinbad, not long time ago the ride Sirocco is added in the Efteling and i dont know if it is finished or not, the area will be/is in Sinbad the Sailor theme. Haven't been at this park for a few years. Love your vlogs and followed you since a few weeks, nice to see you went to the park i love most here in NL.
Hey Chris! Thank you so much for the comment and recent support! I'm learning more and more that Efteling has a deep and rich history! This is super cool!
Not true
@@rmyikzelf5604 Het kan inderdaad nooit waar zijn, Walt Disney opende in 1955 Disneyland in Amerika, toen was de Efteling niet veel meer dan een grasveld met een speeltuin.. Dat gerucht wordt bij elke video er weer bij gehaald 😂
The Walt Disney story is a myth that Efteling itself has admitted is a myth. When Walt Disney was in Europe to visit studios doing dubs for Disney he did visit a few parks in Europe like Tivoli for inspiration.
The one Dutch attraction he visited back then was Madurodam in Den Haag. He did have plans for a mini village like that for Disney but it was never made. You can see plans for this mini village in some of the episodes he made about the construction for Disneyland.
Now a days Efteling does have good ties with Disney and both help each other out ones in a while and work together.
@@MeTheMayo in 1955 was het sprookjesbos er al hoor. Neemt niet weg dat er geen enkel bewijs is dat Disney ooit Efteling bezocht.
we go to Efteling every week. the kids love it. we live close by too
but is it any good for thrilling coasters? My brother an dad told me its pretty boring there
Droomvlucht - "Dreamflight" is just a flight through beautiful dreams.
Fata Morgana - You start at the forbidden jungle and try to enter the forbidden city by the wizard, but at the end of the ride, all was just a Fata Morgana, a dream, so you also end in the forbidden jungle.
- Villa Volta is about "The Curse of the Bokkenrijders Gilde" a local ledgend
- Baron 1898 is about the cursed mist from the Dutch mines called "Witte Wieven" or "White Woman"
- Vliegende Hollander is about the Dutch version of "The Flying Dutchman"
- Carnaval Festival - A it's a small world type ride with doombuggies, that is portraying the Dutch Carnaval street parade style cartoonish wagons.
- Vogel Rok - is about Sinbad's Vogel Rok bird.
- Joris en de Draak = George and the Dragon
- Symbolica: No story, just a tour through the castle of the parks mascot.
Hope this clears a few things up.
OMG yes!!! This is what I was looking for!!! Thank you! 🙏
@@NationalCoasters Efteling's Dance Macabre is a simulator (Intamin Dynamic Motion Stage) with animatronics instead of screens. (€10.000.000 over budget, from €25.000.000 to €35.000.000 for just one darkride) And a prototype Intamin. It is opening up in 2 weeks (31 of October) and the story goes that a whole symphonic orchestra has gone missing while playing Dance Macabre in a haunted chapel, led by a Orchestra director from the Charlatan family if I got everything correctly. But the queue is full of interactive elements and the outside theming is outstanding. So I will be back for the 4th time this year very soon. (I live 90 mins from the park, 2 hours from Toverland, 3 hours from Phantasialand and 90 mins from Plopsa De Panne so I consider myself lucky.)
@@DJWezzyK Done a first ride today of Danse Macabre. It really is a worthy succesor of Spookslot. The theming again is top notch.
@@HerrBert1976 I am going the 11th of November
@@DJWezzyK enjoy
The theming is sick
Am from the netherlands and I have been There and its good!
I have a season ticket to Efteling and it is a great amusement park, I have been going there since I was little and when I went there with school we went 3 times in the baron, 1st row and 5 times in the joris en de draak 😂❤
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Volk van Laaf appreciation!
land van laaf on top
Nice vlog!!! Efteling is my favorite theme park. I live just 30 minutes from there. We go almost every year.
But you missed the magical fairytale forest. That is where the Efteling started with. That part of the park is packed with the most beautiful fairytale displays. Some really old (but very charming) . But they have build new ones every few years. When you come back, you can check out the new spooky castle that opened 2 weeks ago: Danse Macabre
Yes!! We need to come back one day!
15:45 you can also walk around the entire place and it has like 5-6 accessible buildings!
That's awesome!!
Villa Volta is a basic haunted house concept ... kinda crazy how lines were so empty ...
its the first ever build.
@@victordesmet789 yeah it is ... I knew the one from parc Astérix and Europa Park.
Like the flying hollander
Great vlog jesiah. Nice to see your family with you. I hope you had a great time at the park and i can't wait to see you, marc, and antonio at a park again. Have you guys ever been to the theme park in new jersey? If not, i highly recommend going on the shredder ( it's a teenage mutant ninja turtle roller-coaster) and also the sandy blaster . The park is indoors in the mall. I hope you have an awesome day and sending love ❤and hugs 🫂 also congratulations on your 500 Rollercoaster. 🎉🎉🎉🎉 you should be proud of yourself because i sure am proud of you. Keep going on your mission to 1,000. You got this! 😊
Hey again! Thank you so much! I haven't been to Nickelodeon Universe but I want to very badly! Maybe this winter I'll come out for a weekend and try it? Much appreciated for the comments and support! Truly thankful :)
@NationalCoasters you are very welcome, and you should go. Also, please post the vlog afterward when you guys are done pretty, please 🥺🥺🥺. Have a great week jesiah and can't wait til your next vlog. I am so proud of you ❤️
in villa volta the seats swing a little bit back and forth and the walls turn
Congrats on the 500th credit!
Thanks!! 1,000 on the way!
The 3:54 actually is probably a very well known thing. If you fully turn it into english its flying hollander. But its more known as… the flying dutchman
Im netherlands and the efteling is the best you also need to check out walibi in the netherlands
It is so good
Saturday i"m having a preview in the new attraction Danse Macabre. Wich opens on Halloween Day.
Heck yeah! Let us know how it goes!
So jalous couldn't make it to the previeuws so i'm going on the 4 th
Don’t like our POVs anymore huh? I’m heartbroken 💔 Nonetheless another banger
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I like them lol
Efteling is the best theme park from the netherlands for me
Just to note, Python was, when it openend, the biggest metal coaster in Europe mainland and one of the first metal coasters in Europe. It's the main reason for why the track layout is so strange, almost like an old and simple rct blueprint.
If i remember correctly the efteling have their own youtube channel with all the stories subtitled
Max and mortiz is a duelling coaster, the flags change based on wich coaster won.
The flying dutchman is about how the merchant ship became a ghost ship, hence the part you go underwater, thats where it sank.
the Baron is about a haunted mineshaft where a baron keeps sending miners in and they keep getting killed by the Witte Wieven (northern dutch legend)
the python doesnt really have a story afaik
Joris en the draak (joris and the dragon) is about a young man fighting a dragon
Symbolica i havent ever been in (sadly) but from what i know of it, its the story of the old mascot of the park, you can use something in the cart to interact with stuff
Vogel Rok is another legend and its about a giant thunderbird taking you to its nest to feed you to its youngs
Villa volta sadly got removed but its about the goatriders being cursed so they can never rest , not even in their own home (this ride has been replaced by a simular ride where the carts move up and down and around too while the whole room moves around you)
Droomvluch (dream flight) is just a serene travel into the Fea wild
But you guys didn't do any research beforehand? For example the "Vila Volta" is the first madhouse in the world. Before that the concept didn't really exist. And the reason why the efteling might seem a bit "weird" is because the surrounding villages were deep into the shoe making business so everyone worked in those harsh conditions right after world war II and other things. People wanted an escape from their way of living, so three people started the Efteling, and the fairytale forest was one of the first things that were built among other things that don't exist anymore. It is nice to know these things beforehand, especially when you're from a different culture! I really hope you had a great time!
Thank you! So much cool history with this park and its fans!
@@NationalCoasters sure is, first time I went there was in the mid 80's and it is wild how much the park has changed. My mom has story's about the 60's when it was basically just an oversized playground.
Great video👌 definitely a top 5 themeparc in Europe☝,
1. Europapark
2. Phantasialand
3. Efteling
4. Energylandia
5. Port Aventura
Love this list! Though, PortAventura is atrociously operated.
In terms of theming I actually think it’s the best.
Port adventura should be on the list because of how it looks and the attractions they have. Unfortunatly the operationpolicy's are so bad it's not even in my top 10 of favorite themeparks in europe.
No Disneyland?
@@wardcollector2503 Lots of people aren't that charmed about disney.
Fata Morgana is so cool dude
the music is what makes this ride special to me. serves the ride really well.
Efteling is the best park
You did pretty well for a first time visit it really is a 2 days park for your first visit if you wanna sort of do it all in a normale pace. Sorry that the park looks really bad this this Year with all the construction. As for Dream flight, you ever had a dream that overall really made sence? i don't and this is efteling interpretation of it.
Nice to see a coaster lover enjoying himself so much in this park. Its me homepark and i have to say the Thrill department isn't great in this park everything else is right there in the top of themepark industry (yes universale and disney can build on a bigger scale with the money behind them. But overall i'm more impressed with parks like efteling that do it drom a relative tiney budget compaired to those).
Well i hope you enjoyed ride to happeyness as much as i did look forward to your take on it.
Hey my friend! Thank you so much for the comment! Yes! I’m learning to appreciate all aspects of themed entertainment, not just coasters. Efteling was amazing!
If you ever go again, I highly recommend going with a fan, they'd probably love to translate all the stories to English.
If you don't know how to pronounce Joris: It's the dutch version of George.
The Netherlands, the home of VEKOMA.
I really liked the track design on Python. The ribbed look was unique. How is pricing in this European theme park? Are the food prices ridonkulous like they are in the States?
Not even close. $45,- day pass and very modest food and beverage prices. You can bring your own food and drinks.
@@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536 Nice. I have been truly put off by prices in the US. Rollercoasters are great, but a variety of experience is even better. Dark rides have all but disappeared or have been turned into silly laser games.
Great question! Not at all, so much more affordable and much more quality. Food in America is sad…
@davidhill2677 I have visited many of the American parks. They are crazy expensive indeed. I can't wait until Epic Universe opens. Very promising.
@davidhill2677 The Efteling is not the rollercoaster specialist in the Netherlands. That's Walibi Holland. Especially next year.
The rollercoaster park of Europe is probably energylandia in Poland. Unfortunately, it's damn ugly. Europe does have some amazing theme parks. Most of the hugh rollercoaster manufacturers are European based. Intamin, Gmbh, Mack Rides, and of course Vekoma, and many more. Don't ask me why 😂
I like one lasergame dark ride. Unfortunately you will find them at every park nowadays. Efteling doesn't use screens.
2:55 that was the first voaster i did and it goes mor ethen that thats a worm up
Joris and the dragon has been the rebuild of pegasus the original wooden coaster. It has been retracked again due to the supports being damaged due to the speed. The dragon is called etna. And what you saw near symbolica is called the pagode its a flying tempel it gives an amazing view over the park. Symbolica is a ride that is about a ride through the secret chambers of the palace. Vogel rok is based in the story of sinbad. The monorail is in the village of laaf they needed to leave their country and dug a tunnel to the efteling. Villa volta is a cursed house from a local robber that was cursed and until someone with a clear mind enters his home it will stop so seemingly it setill does it to the day of today. It was the first of its kind from vecoma and was a big thing. droomvlucht is amazing. At the moment theres a new area open at the location of spookslot. Now theres the area of huiverwoud en the new first of its kind ride called dance macabre its a multi directional platform.
I could not beleef you never did a Vekoma Mad House! Your lucky, Villa Volta is the first one made and still considert the best in the World.
12:14 USED TO BE? HE IS THE AWESOME MASCOT!
Hope you guys are visiting Phantasialand, even more fun then Efteling!
Stay tuned! 😊
More thrill rides, yes. But definitely not better in storytelling & theming.
You forgot to add 'in my opinion'. I enjoy dark rides in between going on roller coasters and other thrill rides. Phantasialand doesn't deliver in that department. Also less friendly staff. Queue jumping German kids to deal with. I've been going to this park since at least 1980.
Fantastic coasters and water rides, beautiful theming. Phantasialand doesn't disappoint in that regard.
😊😊😊
The best attraction in the Efteling is Carnaval Festival, how could you forget that one 😅
ik ben daar bij de Efteling
Did you not walk round the forest and see all the fairytale animatronics? It’s the best part of Eftling ❤
We did in the evening! I didn’t film much of it, but it was great!
You realy have to go to dance macabre, i promise its worth the long line.
Oo im going next week what kind of ride is it??
The attraction's theme story revolves around a ghost story surrounding a conductor who is cursed. The attraction allows visitors to spin in multiple ways and in multiple directions, while creating a horror atmosphere with light and sound effects, moving set pieces and animatronics.
Its very cool but there is always a very long line.
@@Oliviaisaqueenlivies4ever i dont really ab how long wait times are haha, is the drop fun? And where is the most fun to sit
@@Monchimikoolaid its not like a rollercoaster, there is like a big wheel with seats and i think that the frondrow is the most fun.
@ oki oki, im going with a bunch of friends so i bet its gonna be sooo funnn, what other things do u recommend?
All rides are a bit short but the theming is the best😊
at 2:45 you see a new attraction called danse macabre(dance of death) made by intamin. it opens to the public in 10 days..shall I give you a link? to see what it's like
Oh yeah. Send it on over
@@NationalCoasters You might want to go to the Eftelings TH-cam channel and watch some of the amazing Making Of series (Eng subs) there are a few attractions you can see how they build it and some of the stories behind them, great material for reaction vids or learning more about the rides and what makes the Efteling so.... lovable...
@@NationalCoasters th-cam.com/video/8vmI9sqUZAI/w-d-xo.html this is one
th-cam.com/video/ZdJ2xwvOSxc/w-d-xo.html and this one is the making of a 7 part series where they build the ride and tell the story of the ride
Why did you skip the pre-lift show at baron 1898?!?!?!?
We did?
@ “hoogmoed komt voor den val!” The wailing women had a few words to say. I’ve been in there at least 15 times.
I’m from the 🇳🇱 😊
i live ther its indeed a good acractien
Im netherlands and in a year im going to the efteling 23 times
Can you go to wildland,Emmen, Nederland next pls its a zoo but it has a coster
You say it like flee gun the Hollander
2:27 it is max and MORITZ
5:36 those are meant to be the witte wieven
You forgot carnaval festival next time you go there again you sould try it.
it's max en moritz love the pronounciation
It's by far the best theme park in the world, it is however the best THEMED park...sad you missed half of the park on this video though...
I wish we had another day!
i live almost next to it
I honestly like energylandia in Poland more. Efteling is very great tho tbh
How are you going to efteling without going to the fairytale forest what a shame
0:39 it’s called the djinn (I come there a lot)
Vliegende holander is real coo
I live in nederlend
Im from nederlands
Carnaval
It's kinda interesting..the things you call bizar and weird, we call beautiful.
Maybe it is a cultural difference
Vogel means bird
Als je dit translate dan wil ik je laten weten dat de Efteling ongelofelijk is 😊
not the best theme park, but it is best THEMED park
Also the best in storytelling 100%.
Im netherland!
Weird is just a matter of perspective. Stop looking for storylines. Make up your own.
Oh noooo! You didn't like Symbolica!
Ja
De Efteling is very good yes but there are better parks, for example is Europa-Park in Germany better. It's outstanding and you need at least 3 days to see everything.
Me as a Netherlands men I liked this video an you say the VLIEGENDE Hollander 😂
If you Wana know this click on read more (it’s creepy)
Once in the villa Volta it didint look like it goes a looping ITBWAS GOING A LOOPING
Aso the people just thought oh it just the ride
In the truth it’s just the house moving ❤
So that was realy scary 💀💀
got to admit, they put the Theme into Themepark.... but the rides are just meeeh....
joris en de draak
weird. My brother and dad told me its boring there
You dont have to say 'wow' and 'so cool' every second. You will annoy the people around you
Efteling ✖️ phantasialand ✔️
I love Efteling, think Walibi Holland is better for the thrills tho in the Netherlands
Definitely agree! I would go for Efteling as the park experience though for sure 👍
@@NationalCoasters I love python to bits tbf. CSM have done such a good job retracking it and the Vekoma vest restraints were definitely a good call replacing the kumbak ones