EFTELING: is it the Dutch Disneyland??
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Comparing Efteling to Disney is a mistake. A) Efteling is not owned by a mega-corporate chasing bottom line but by a nonprofit foundation that aims to promote nature, leisure, and sport. B) Efteling don't sugarcoat the fairytales they stick much closer to the often much darker storylines than those churned out by Disney. C) Efteling's build materials are what you see. When you see wood, it's wood. brick is brick. Plaster is plaster. Not everything is painted concrete. D) They honour their history and don't teardown or retheme old rides willy-nilly.
Mooi gezegd!
Plus Efteling is older and might or might not have inspired Walt Disney (unconfirmed but persistant rumor). If anything, Disneyland/world is the "American Efteling" instead of the other way around.
@@mavadeloso true! Efteling is unique, please dont compare it to disney guys! ❤
@@mavadelo true , Walt Disney visit the efteling for insparation.
@@resi3794That never happened..
When you compare every themed park in Europe with Disneyland, does that mean that every American park is just unthemed? Because as a European, almost all parks here are well themed, and Disneyland Paris is just one of them.
Not Walibi
By the looks of it you only really find proper theming in Disney and Universal parks, maybe in Silver Dollar City and Dollywood but its i think below European average
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“Almost all” ofcourse not every park is going to have themes, but the majority does
The Efteling is not Disneyland at all. The concept , the environment , everything is totally different. It’s a dreamworld for everyone, young and old. The park opened in may 1952.
If anything it's the other way around, but according to history, it was just a huuuuge coincidence that walt disney visited the Efteling a few years before opening Disneyland 😂he was just there cause he loved theme parks obviously
Nice video! Efteling is my 'home park' and to be honest: my reaction to Symbolica was about the same the first time. "Is this it?". The best scene is the first one. Over the years, the attraction has grown on me. But I can understand your reaction. For me, Droomvlucht and Fata Morgana still have a bigger wow factor.
One of the great things about Efteling is that you don't have to go on big rides to have a magical day. We go about once a month, and sometimes only wander around, grab something to eat and do a few smaller rides and playgrounds.
You where in the park the one day of the year Longnecks neck was broken.😅 It even was on the Dutch news his neck didn't work that day. That's how popular that fairytale is.🤣
True, I have actually never seen it broken and I have had an anual pass for 20 years!
The efteling was earlier than Disneypark and Disneyland.
In fact it is a kind of museum, and Disney knew the works of the efteling designer Anton Pieck and was inspired by him as well.
This is NOT Disney, it's like me going to Disneyland and say is this the American Efteling???😂
I am glad you enjoyed it and yall can say you've seen it and never have to come back again.
You're right about the building limit. The 20% is including restaurants, bridges and service buildings like toilets transformerstations and office buildings. That's why Ravelijn is build like a decorative office building.
there are even office meeting rooms inside Vliegende Hollander.
I had never heard of this place before, and this was a fascinating look at it. I see what you mean about the theming, which gives it a much different feel from Disney. I think some of it might have been frightening for me as a kid, but if I were to visit it now, I’d be more impressed with the amount of detail and how much there seems to be to look at.
I was 35+ when I finally learned I like a thing called "dark fantasy" because to me, it was just "fantasy". And I blame the Efteling for a lot of that. I've not known a Dutch kid to be scared of all of Efteling. Sure, there were some bits, mostly to do with darkness, like I hated the walk through section of the old Spookslot (the demolished it because of it's bad state, they are building Dans Macabre now) But I ran through it because I loved the main show. Or loud sounds. There's a canon trashcan that will "shoot" when you feed it trash (just the sound, it's not like it shoots out trash) and I was scared of that one. But the creepiness just fit with what I understood fairytales to be. Of course, I was also the kid that would rage against Disney getting the endings completely wrong. As in; the little mermaid is supposed to turn into the foam capping the waves of the ocean because she couldn't bring herself to kill the prince she loved after he went for a different woman, even knowing all her sisters sold their hair to the sea-witch to get her a dagger that would turn her into a mermaid again. I suppose we were just raised a bit different :)
Most Dutch people take bread with cheese or something to the park to eat. For me, part of the nostalgic feeling 😊. For my parents just the entrace to the park was already a lot of money, so we couldn't afford to eat at the park (well...maybe some fries in the evening). I'm so happy they saved money to still give us the experience of going to amusementparks.
We got back from Efteling a couple of weeks ago, we loved Baron and our favourite ride was the wooden roller coaster, so much fun. Max and Moritz, a kiddies rollercoaster was also a lot of fun and had brilliant theming. We had the opposite problem with long neck, it was always long every time we checked it out! 😂
Morning guys, I never heard of that theme park but I like it , very beautiful and magical I love the themes around the park and glad they had a lot of trees and flowers and plants Some parks don't seem to have that or a lot of themes . I would definitely like to visit there .hope you had fun there.👍
You should do a Christmas Markets Tour 😅😅 fantastic
Actually Efteling is a 2 day park. You kinda saw and did 30% of the park. There is lots and lots more. Its also a very old park so there are areas from the beginning. The Fairytail forest, the boats and the diorama are the oldest. The fairytailforest: when you do this complete it takes about two hours. Everywhere the story is told and it has moving elements. Like at the caste of snowwhite you can see the queen in the mirror. In the emperors new clothes the emperor is passing several times. You missed the donkey that poops money. You missed the clock in the square. The beautifully themed shows. The fountainshow when its dark is magnificent. Oh well you missed a lot of very magical things. Actually you were far from the whole Efteling experience. And also currently there is a lot in maintenance.
FYI the fountain with the fish and the tray swimming round is a wishing well, if your coin stays in the tray your wish is supposed to come true, under the water is a small lever to automatically empty the tray though... All cash collected by the fountain is donated to Save The Children
De Halve Maen (The Half Moon) pirate ship is in the Guinness Book Of World Records, as the largest in the world
Side note: De Efteling has a history with 'firsts' Villa Volta, Danse Macabre, De Vliegende Hollander were/are first of it's kind, the Piranha is the first rapid outside US and some other rides/elements were a first on European soil
The 'tattered' look is what Eftelings house style entails, no matter how new and modern something is, it has to look like it has been there for hundreds of years and started to decline ages ago.
Anton Pieck One of the original designers wanted to create a feel of nostalgia, but not like you time travelled to when it would just be build... Even after he retired and passed on, they stuck to this style
PS The peacock is called Jeroen (the peacock is 'de pauw' in Dutch, Jeroen de Pauw is the name of a former newscaster/anchor, the name is an inside joke)
Thanks for all the info
Guys come on ! I choked on my dinner when ur said little mermaid had her baps out! Off! 😂
Lol
Efteling is´nt the American Disney land it is the other way around....American Disneyland is the dutch Efteling...
Disneyland World is the American Efteling !!!!💯👍
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You can not compare the Efteling with any other park and expect big, bigger, biggest. If you do you don't get it. You don't understand what the park is about. It's about the whole experience. Such a shame.
Comparing Efteling to Disney is a huge insult to the park and its employees
Love the quote 35:43 'it's a kids ride' 😂 and after that you hear screaming 😂
Lol
Omg yous kill me especially leigh saying "she's got her baps out" 😂😂😂 I swear absolute geg xx
Well its the other way around, Disney looked at Efteling for the quality of rides😂
Loved Efteling what a childrens paradise :) :), am so pleased you have decided to keep the van for more travels i have so looked forward to catching up with your trip abroad its been fantastic and so informative well done guys
Thank you. Glad you're enjoying the vlogs 👍
It's so fun to see you driving our local roads, I know exactly which roads and streets you drove, haha!
Don't say to the Efteling, the Dutch Disneyland never again.🤨
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Disney is a very commercialized and less well themed form of Efteling. Efteling is older.
I love how all the Dutchies are defending de Efteling against Disney. Efteling is so different and it has nothing to do with Disney. Great to see you guys had fun ❤
Thanks
I laughed when you said Leigh “she’s got her baps out” so funny the way you said it xo
Gosh, that moving room brought back childhood memories of the haunted swing in Blackpool pleasure beach. Same ride, and I loved it
How are the treads on the tired holding up? Lots of miles but an amazing trip!
they were all new so still looking like a tractor tyre :)
The Efteling was here before Disneyworld
Very interesting to see your take on the park! Originally I had been prioritising Efteling over europa, (not been to either). But I have older teens now so, maybe Europa would be more suitable? Love the look of both though. ❤
Definitely think older teens would prefer europa park 👍
If you got teens and they are in the more thrilling rides i would go to Europapark. Efteling is my homepark and its encredible beautifull but its a bit lacking in the thrill department for a top park. Now don't get me wrong there still is enough that they will have a fun time but Europapark defently is on another level in the thrill department. Both parks get very busy during the school holidays so make it a 2 days visite if its your first time.
The Efeteling is for young too old. When we get older we still can do the thrill rides. What Efteling stands out in is that in is just beautifull in avery way.
We’ve just got back from 10 days in Holland- not too far from Efteling. We loved it, such a lovely country and the apple pie is amazing! The play areas at attractions such as Ouwehands zoo are amazing- much better than lots in the UK.
netherlands not holland...holland are only 2 provinces of netherlands manely north holland and south holland
You are so WRONG to compare those two parks with eachother. They are so different and Efteling is way more better if you compare it. Less plastic and it has more nature.
U missed have of the park. U did only kds things. Going to the efteling way more then Disney thats everywere the same. This park got identity you find nowere else in the world.
No, it’s much older than Disneyland/world.
Phantasialand near Cologne in Germany is definitely worth a future visit
Oh how I miss the Netherlands! My father in law was Dutch but lived in the UK for 40+ years! Nick did you see the name of whipped cream (in Dutch)? 😂
Great vlog 👍🏻 Efteling looks like a great park! xx
In fact it is the other way around. Disney land is the american efteling. When walt Disney visited the efteling it sparked the idea of a themepark we now know as Disney land. So to say efteling is the dutch Disney land is givin it not the right credit
This is not true though, rather an urban legend.
Walt Disney came to the Netherlands to see how it was done and build his park fashioned after the Efteling
Great vlog think this park would be a great Christmas visit xx
I was one of the ones who said try the Dutch apple pie, glad to see you approved Nick, that train lay out was fantastic, would love to visit this park.
the Efteling is older then Disneyland mr Walt Disney came to the Netherlands to see the park befor he bild Disneyland the efteling iexists sinds 1953 and disneyworld sins 1971.....sorry that you missed out the Aquanura show at the end of the day ....it is a water show at the lake of the efteling with fire and lights
walt disney never visited the efteling
that is a persistent never proven rumor....efteling is from 1952 not 1953...disneyland is from 1955 not 1971
Ho no don’t let it end 😢loved the van life ❤xx
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Love this! We've just started out vlogging so this has really helped us!
Glad it was helpful!
Another park. Yayyyy!!! The trip has been amazing so far. Carrefour, I shopped at one in Kuwait and got some good deals there. Happy birthday Leigh
Thank you! 🤗
Disney is the American Efteling
20:23 haha yeah efteling takes care of a lot of animals including the parks cat and the peacock you saw, jeroen!
That chocomel is same as belgium only other name
With the exception of a few rides that are mainly "thrill ride". everything in the Efteling is very story driven. Be it the fairytales by the Grimm brothers or Andersen, Dutch and Belgian folklore like the Bokkenrijders or own creations like Volk van Laaf. Children are the most important guests of the park. So yeah, the overall feel of the park will be one of a big playground with stories to discover as where Disney is all about the thrills and rides and sell sell sell. There is no comparison between Disney and Efteling, It wouldn't be fair to Disney... Efteling will win that hands down every day of the week.
Fun fact if i am not mistaken efteling was the inspiration for disnyland. I have seen a docu. Where Mr Disney visited the efteling.
there were no attractions then only the fairytale forest🤨
You need to come back.
A lot was broken, or not finished.
Happy Birthday Leigh, from another Leigh 🎉❤ Have really enjoyed all these videos guys. Ive been going back and watching your old videos, as not long been a subscriber ❤
Hope you are having a fantastic Birthday Leigh! 🎂
Thanks so much!
20 min in: 1 ride, eating, eating and eating... My god
Love a good snack 😭😂
If you like Villa Volta, Phantasia Land (Germany, near Cologne) has a larger one of this, with medieval knight's hall.
it's very similar to hex
Omg I just clicked T and J adventure on you tube and it was your intro song when your in Florida exactly yours lol ugh come
Back lol
Happy belated birthday Leigh 🎂🎉
Thank you ❤️
Looks brilliant there. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Thanks for watching ❤️
It looked amazing! Loved all the fairies! ❤
I hope Leigh had a wonderful birthday today 🎉
If you buy a season pass at Blackpool pleasure beach you can you use it to get in here too 😊
Hey guys, did you eat our famous delicious stroopwafels? ❤
nope we were waving it for Amsterdam it never got there
The haunted room thing is like Hex at Alton Towers - one of my favourites even if I now have to close my eyes now I get travel sick
Happy birthday Leigh, voulez-vous lol, loving all your vlogs ❤❤
Thank you!! 😊
I wonder if that’s the theme park I wanted to go to when I was there but we ended up not going cuz we had to keep changing vehicles to get there. We loved going to the Netherlands though. We took all trains and would buy a ticket to the next place as soon as we got there. Was cheaper than buying that day or have to worry about getting in a line to buy that day.
The shows are in Dutch
yeahd duh what you expect when its in the netherlands
Of course the shows are in Dutch, it is a Dutch park.🤦🏻
Another fab VLOG guys x
Efteling is a epic themeparc ❤️the details are on top 🤩
The new haunted house is going to be awesome 😨
You missed so much there , Max en moritz ,
Joris en de draak , pirana, sirocco and fabula are a few things
De fairytale forrest is twice as the size i’ve seen in the vlog
No , its Not Disney , but there is Disney enough in the world 😂
We love Disney , but the Efteling is so special and georgeous 🥰
Love the vlogs
Close to becoming a patreon ❤
How much was the freestyle drinks?
Absolutely love your European trip, the best ever.
Happy birthday Leigh
Thank you
Leigh, Happy Birthday!
Thank you
No, it is the Efteling!!
looks like a nice park if you have really young children
The haunted swing ride is the same as the Hex at alton towers. I love that ride.
and the one at Legoland as well
Leigh please don’t sell the van YOU have worked hard on it loved you travels😊
never gonna happen
I hope you go to my fav country Spain in your next trip. I'm typing this before the end of the video, so will find out later where you're actually going. 😆
Carol! We’re here! Come to pick you up! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
don't think it is 4 u the girls would be better and we know its not DISNEY YOUR NOT GETTING THE PARK AS IT NOT DISNEY 🎉❤
Thats like the Hogwarts castle, it fills the room its massive in the harry potter world in Luton
Dutch apple pie is 👌👌👌
Leigh on that water ride you had something in your right ear?
Ear plugs or cotton wool. In case it's a noisy ride. Fory tinnitus
The flying Dutchmen is about a Dutch ship
efteling pre dates Disney parks
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Kip is chicken! I love kipcorn (crispy chicken strip)
Lovely video.
May i reccomend another theme park thats only an hour away from efteling?
Toverland. Its a newer park. Started in 2001, but has grown a lot since. Brilliantly themed outside areas. Great coasters. And at halloween fantastic atmosphere.
Loved ur trip guys xx
20:00 a steam carousel built around 1900
Looked interesting 🎉
Is it just me but that big statue on your last ride, does his cheeks look like something that you can only find on a bloke
You should have done Baron 1898 it's supposed to be really good x
So you are one of the few who found Symbolica disappointing, and not worth 3 million. The vast majority disagree with you and many find it one of the best dark rides, and better than the Disney dark rides. You have strange taste, but that is also possible.
Well it was tolerable, even I could be tempted to walk around the gardens, avoiding all the rides of course.... 😂
Show us your food hauls 😊
Ok!!:)
Is that a hearing aid in Leigh’s ear I spotted ?
Much more open space than Europa Park but a nice day out. The one thing I loved about Amsterdam was in Dam Square they had these food stalls that sold tiny pancakes which you got a box full of and sprinkled with powdered sugar
Poffertjes
We will hopefully get to Amsterdam next year 👍
The shows aren’t in french they’re in dutch. France= 🇫🇷 netherlands= 🇳🇱
If we said french then it was a slip of the tongue 👍