This dark ride is inspired by A Thousand and One Nights, Sheherazade. Mechanically it is basically one giant musicbox, where everything is finely tuned to move at the exact time. Pretty amazing work in the 80's.
A Thousand and One Nights, Sheherazade, is Inspired by THIS ride, like most of Disneys rides. The Efteling is at the foundation of Disneyworld, and Disneyworld would have looked a whole lot different, if it would have existed at all, without the Efteling.
The only things you can not experience viewing a video of this ride are the various scents in the rooms... you will smell the jungle, and the city, and the dungeon, and the feast hall.
Scent is a very underrated but important part of an experience. It adds so much character and makes it much more memorable. Peope tent to remember scents very specifically and link it to something (see what happens if I talk about the scent present in Pirates of the Caribbean, almost all know what I mean XD)
An interesting detail is that the final room of the attraction with the lasers, also uses a clever effect to make it seem as if the boat is tilting. In fact part of the room tilts to one side.
Credit needs to be given when credit is due- and that wizard deserves credit for showing up to work and doing his job. More than I can say for me on a Monday...
That Djinn giant gave me nightmares as a kid in the eighties. Also fun fact, this is one of only a handful darkrides in the world that doesn't have a happy/triumphant ending. They need a new wizard though!
The whole soundtrack of Fata Morgana is absolutley fantastic, i bought the efteling soundtrack when i went there the first time 3 years ago. After listening some orchestrated dragon quest music during this month, it actually reminds me a lot to those.
I believe it was Ruud Bos who did the music for Fata Morgana. He was also responsible for the music in Droomvlucht (Dreamflight), Vogel Rok (Bird Rok) and my favorite, his tour de force, Villa Volta
Very nice. Definitely feels very much like 'Pirates'... until about 6:26 and genuine dread starts setting in. "Oh crap, I'm not supposed to be here, am I? Look, it's not my fault! I'm not the one controlling the boat here! (I think it might be that flying carpet merchant.)"
I kinda miss the starting sound when a SoCal video began, the big audio sting and fade to the attraction. A very nice video as usual SoCal, get to experience rides I otherwise never will see in my time through you, or even knew were a thing. but I want to definitely visit Efteling one day.
Efteling doesn't use explicit storytelling in their darkrides: 'use your imagination'. It is another culture than Disney. In this case; you visit Fata Morgana, 'the forbidden city' as an uninvited guest, now apparently popping up in the middle of the jungle. In the end you wonder: was it real, did I escape, am I dead, or was it just a Fata Morgana? Was the wizard at my side? (Cause in the end he sends you to the light shooting 'snakespider'). It is al about creating an ambiance, taking inspiration from Anton Pieck's drawnings about 1001 Arabian Nights (and also the first Efteling designer).
He was definitely malfunctioning on this one. Oftentimes this happens, in every great theme park, but goes unreported. I always make it a point to mention things like this to staff when I see them.
Very cool looking dark ride! I only noticed two animatronics in disrepair [that happens even at Disney] - but on a ride with this many, it's hardly a critique. It always seems like something frightening will happen, but never really does, which is fine by me, and probably just scary enough for the young ones.
this has been made on 27 maart 1986 and the efteling wants to keep the feel of there rides consistent. have been coming for year to this park and other then really small changes the ride has stayed almost the same. If i'm correct some of the dolls still use the original drives. For some new rides look at symbolica those animatronics are more of the modern kind. Have to say fata morgana is a staple in our park visits.
Oh nice-Where in Holland are you from? Last went there last Sept. Stayed in Zaandam and did day trips to Amsterdam, Rotterdam + The Hague-+ then went to Tilburg for few hours then got the Arriva bus to Kaatsheuvel obviously to go to Efteling Been going to Efteling since I was 4 years old in summer of 1985 great memories of my first trip there! I can't remember the very first ride I went on but I remember Going onThe Bob Ride now sadly gone as you know, + Carnival Festival, Classic Car Ride, Remember crying + getting scared on Spookslot when the graves + rails were moving, seeing + hearing the thunder and lightning, a hairy arm stretches from the roof, holding a big chandelier lol, And remember crying as wasn't allowed on: Python as wasn't tall enough lol Loving the: Fairytale Forest for the 1st time and obviously still do. Among other memories of 1st going there and been going nearly every year since Soo glad my first time wasn't when I was 18 months old or wouldn't of remembered anything! I'm also from the UK in England-Kent, Hvae you been to the UK and if so whereabouts :-)
@@mikekaraoke flying dutchman is still my favorite ride haha. And yes I have been to the UK numerous times my dad is actually British (from Manchester) so half my family is from there ☺️
@@brigittesnelson2354 flying dutchman isn't my fav but one of my favs def :-) I see so your half British :-) , I haven't been to Manchester in years like 4 years ago! So where else in the UK have you been and what other Theme Parks you been too?
Efteling doesn't use explicit storytelling in their darkrides: 'use your imagination'. It is another culture than Disney. In this case; you visit Fata Morgana, 'the forbidden city' as an uninvited guest, now apparently popping up in the middle of the jungle. In the end you wonder: was it real, did I escape, am I dead, or was it just a Fata Morgana? Was the wizard at my side? (Cause in the end he sends you to the light shooting 'snakespider'). It is al about creating an ambiance, taking inspiration from Anton Pieck's drawnings about 1001 Arabian Nights (and also the first Efteling designer).
So something about the name. Fata Morgana describes a phenomenon at sea that’s essentially a mirage on the water. So I see the ending as less of a “not happy ending” and more like the wizard leads you out of the illusion either he or the djinn has cast and you realize you’ve been in the jungle the whole time. But I can’t speak Dutch so I can only guess the actual storyline
I might be a bit late, but about the ‘I don’t speak Dutch’ part: most lines spoken in the ride are Arabic. Yeah, some things are said in Dutch, French, German and English, but not a whole lot.
Yeah. I see it as simply waking up from a nightmare. You don’t have to face the djinn or the cruelties of the city and you are in control of your own fate as you go through the jungle
and the technics behind it are steel cables an wooden wheels turning and pulling the cables. sound is updated but was on multi track tape player with time code
I can't wait until we start having a 360° view on rides. Then we can literally turn iue screen where we want to view. You always do an awesome job but its tough to just watch one angle .
@@aracelichely2954 The older rides are okay. The newer ones just throw in a few cardboard backgrounds and plastic characters with minimal animation. Very little detail. Once in a while you get a truly magical experience, but they're extremely rare these days.
I love Pirates of the Caribbean but can people please stop calling every dark boat ride a Pirates knock-off, cause this is really nothing like pirates. Different ride system, story, scenes, theme, and this technically doesn't even use animatronics.
The level of detail here easily surpasses Disney and I should know, I live in Southern California where the original Disneyland park is. This ride has extremely intricate and detail sets. You don’t feel like you’re in a show building like at Disney parks if you stare up at the ceiling it just looks like the ceiling of a show building (warehouse looking ceiling)
Efteling is the only park that I’ve seen besides Disney and Universal that can pull off a decent attraction. Other parks seem to have a lot of empty spaces but this one had theming in almost every corner!
I see many comments about the storyline... But there is not one really. You are just in a city, not welcome. Most Efteling darkrides make it so you can make up a story yourself. Because you are the protagonist. Now, this is based on the Fairytales of 1001 Night, and of course there are stories in there, like Aladdin. This is also not based on Pirates of the Caribbean, it’s ride system is based on that. But that’s all.
The rides designer, Ton van de Ven said that the idea for the ride came when he rode Pirates of the Caribbean, so it is based on it. Stop spreading fake info
So funny to see a lot of Americans commenting on not understanding what the story is. I feel sorry for them they aren't able to use their own imagination unless Disney tells them exactly how to feel. LOL
Well, they never say what place it's about. It's a fantasy eastern-place. It's a Fata Morgana. And Fata Morgana's in the East often include water, don't they?
Hunterbythesea that wont work, its a tow boat ride aka with a rope in the water that moves and the boats are attached to it. The ride is really awesome, it doesn’t need them(no way the would be able to add them), but you should come to the efteling, its a great park :))
Pope Anthony how do you get the lighting to do that? It’s not just the lighting because if you look at the pillars the right side is clearly higher and by the fangs of the snake looking door it’s clearly at an angle....
@@CamGold Okay, I have watched it and rewatched it. I don't know what you are seeing brcause either the camera is at an angle, or the boat is. The law of physics apply in that room. The pillars are the same size on either side of the canal and the water level is clearly even-you can't fake water. Like I said, either the camera or boat is at an angle and the alternating lights are throwing off your depth perception. That is why film makers and magicians use strobe lights.
@@The_Dudester well its not just the video i have actually been on this in real life last year and the room definitely felt like it was moving at an angle
@@CamGold From Star Wars:"Don't trust your eyes. They can deceive you." Wise advice. I learned the same lesson in the military. Because of eyesight, people neglect their other senses. In the military I learned to heighten my other senses-entwine my sense of taste with my my sense of smell-use your tongue to enhance your sense of smell. I learned to entwine my sense of touch and hearing. If you are ever in a forest, with no one bothering you, hug a tree and put your ear to the trunk. You will hear the water flowing in the underground water table.
Efteling doesn't use explicit storytelling in their darkrides: 'use your imagination'. It is another culture than Disney. In this case; you visit Fata Morgana, 'the forbidden city' as an uninvited guest, now apparently popping up in the middle of the jungle. In the end you wonder: was it real, did I escape, am I dead, or was it just a Fata Morgana? Was the wizard at my side? (Cause in the end he sends you to the light shooting 'snakespider'). It is al about creating an ambiance, taking inspiration from Anton Pieck's drawnings about 1001 Arabian Nights (and also the first Efteling designer).
I'm 42 now, in the year 2023, as a small child I already got into this ride. The Djin gave me the creeps, back then I only knew it as a giant and I was afraid of it.
1:58 On the column it says "Marrakesh" (مراكش), because everyone knows city of Marrakesh is situated next to a tropical jungle with snakes and crocodiles
Dumb Nerd the technique for this animatronics are used with wooden revolving platforms. this technique was used back in the 80's, just like when fata morgana was built.
That's near our Hause! Near Fata Morgana there's a cuckoo workshop, a school and a restaurant! Max and I play jokes around there and drive our village to pure insanity.. which feels awesome! >:)
![Fata morgana onride volledige beleving [Efteling 2024]](/img/n.gif)
This dark ride is inspired by A Thousand and One Nights, Sheherazade. Mechanically it is basically one giant musicbox, where everything is finely tuned to move at the exact time. Pretty amazing work in the 80's.
A Thousand and One Nights, Sheherazade, is Inspired by THIS ride, like most of Disneys rides. The Efteling is at the foundation of Disneyworld, and Disneyworld would have looked a whole lot different, if it would have existed at all, without the Efteling.
@@1849adno, I think you might be under a misapprehension A Thousand and One Nights is a tale way older than
Disney or Efteling.
One of the best Dark Rides I have ever been on, And came out in the great 1980's!
The only things you can not experience viewing a video of this ride are the various scents in the rooms... you will smell the jungle, and the city, and the dungeon, and the feast hall.
So the same thing that Disney does even if people don't know it.
If you would smell our attraction (Max en Moritz) you would smell a lot of dust, whoopee cussions and wood, you don't want that xD
@@RabbitsInBlack Disney uses screens, but imo they don't really give a full experience as much as animatronics do
Scent is a very underrated but important part of an experience. It adds so much character and makes it much more memorable. Peope tent to remember scents very specifically and link it to something (see what happens if I talk about the scent present in Pirates of the Caribbean, almost all know what I mean XD)
The temperature changes, too
The craftsmanship alone is amazing. I loved seeing the intricate details in each scene.
An interesting detail is that the final room of the attraction with the lasers, also uses a clever effect to make it seem as if the boat is tilting. In fact part of the room tilts to one side.
It's hard to see but I always look behind me as we leave the room, THEN you can really see how tilted the room is!
This looks absolutely stunning, I really hope to get there someday. What a beautiful park, thank you so much for bringing this to us.
TL oS u really should go there!! when you walk there it doesnt feel like our normal earth anymore, it feels like a magical world
Credit needs to be given when credit is due- and that wizard deserves credit for showing up to work and doing his job.
More than I can say for me on a Monday...
Yeah, I don’t blame him though. He’s been doing this since 1986
That Djinn giant gave me nightmares as a kid in the eighties. Also fun fact, this is one of only a handful darkrides in the world that doesn't have a happy/triumphant ending.
They need a new wizard though!
Yeah lol, it would be nice if the animatronics would be remade with the techniques from now
Fata Morgana, one of the best (if not the best) darkride in Europe. Love it! :)
Agree. Maybe Symbolica just beats it but still my favorite dark ride
I will admit, it's a pretty ride! Plus the whole party scene at the end is really impressive :)
There is even a pleasant smell in the ride that also is buyable at the end of the ride
Yeah, the giant djinn is normally also a surprise. Closed curtains will open and then reveal it. It just malfunctions sometimes
Why do you have to admit? Is this ride regarded as ugly or something
@@amoenda100 wdym buyable?
really well done. i like how you can't see the boat in front of you.
Everything is perfectly tuned so that when you move around a corner the animatronics there start doing their program
WOW! What an elaborate attraction - stunning scenery and effects. Thank you for sharing this great ride through.
Symbolica + Max and Moritz: 👁👄👁
Still amazing after 35 years! My favorite park.
The whole soundtrack of Fata Morgana is absolutley fantastic, i bought the efteling soundtrack when i went there the first time 3 years ago. After listening some orchestrated dragon quest music during this month, it actually reminds me a lot to those.
I believe it was Ruud Bos who did the music for Fata Morgana. He was also responsible for the music in Droomvlucht (Dreamflight), Vogel Rok (Bird Rok) and my favorite, his tour de force, Villa Volta
This ride is glamorous and breathtaking, arts background, décor displays, and scenery are fabulous.
Very nice. Definitely feels very much like 'Pirates'... until about 6:26 and genuine dread starts setting in.
"Oh crap, I'm not supposed to be here, am I? Look, it's not my fault! I'm not the one controlling the boat here! (I think it might be that flying carpet merchant.)"
Other than the Wizard needing some coffee, this is a spectacular experience!
At least he showed up, but he definitely phoned it in that day.
Look guys the wizards just had a rough night. Cut him some slack.
Tbh the wizards are almost always like that XD
The animatronics are pretty old, so that happens sometimes
Max and I made him a mess! >;)
lol
This park did everything so beautifully I cannot believe that ride is from the 80s.
So much detail and beauty in this ride. It's amazing how much you can experience in such a short time.
0:16 Jungle
1:31 Armenwijk
2:01 Marktscène
3:00 Krokodillentunnel
3:19 Vallend Hek
3:37 Voorportaal
4:01 Gevangenis
4:30 Haven
5:02 Harem
5:12 Troonzaal
5:36 Schatkamer
6:00 Stormsequentie
6:26 Kantelkamer
6:51 Jungle
ok
I kinda miss the starting sound when a SoCal video began, the big audio sting and fade to the attraction. A very nice video as usual SoCal, get to experience rides I otherwise never will see in my time through you, or even knew were a thing. but I want to definitely visit Efteling one day.
2:22 The water pouring down from the balcony is such a neat touch.
Man, thats gotta be so well timed so that it doesn't douse the guests XD
This is one of the most gorgeous rides I've ever seen!! I wish I was in the Netherlands.... I'd ride this all day long. :)
Symbolica + Max and Moritz: 👁👄👁👍
after all these years it is still great to see. I love these old fashion animatronics just as the carousell of progress animatronics from disney
I have no idea what’s going on here, but it looks cool.
if i'm not wrong, fata morgana is a mirage of a city in the clouds. i believe in this ride you are entering that magical 'city'
You are going into a jungle and a wizzard let you see the Forbidden city: fata morgana were you make a trip trought it
Brian David M. LOL
Visit the Efteling
Efteling doesn't use explicit storytelling in their darkrides: 'use your imagination'. It is another culture than Disney. In this case; you visit Fata Morgana, 'the forbidden city' as an uninvited guest, now apparently popping up in the middle of the jungle. In the end you wonder: was it real, did I escape, am I dead, or was it just a Fata Morgana? Was the wizard at my side? (Cause in the end he sends you to the light shooting 'snakespider'). It is al about creating an ambiance, taking inspiration from Anton Pieck's drawnings about 1001 Arabian Nights (and also the first Efteling designer).
This is what happens when Aladdin and Jasmine leave Agrabah for a short vacation. You just can't leave the Genie alone. He has no control.
That is an amazing ride! A Sinbad/Persian/Arabian mix of Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise and even Temple of the Forbidden Eye near the end!
David Feltheim its not Disneyland REEEE
@@Daan03 I know that but I can only compare it to the most top quality rides
David Feltheim -_-
Amazing looking ride! You can definitely see the influence of Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean.
I swear I have had dreams about this place before. So weird gave me deja vu. I wish I can go on it 😍
sunshine B well go to the Netherlands! :)) the park is awesome, maybe even better than disney
It seems like the wizard’s head motor stopped working
None of the animatronics in this ride have motors, they are all moved by big wooden cogs underneath them
He was definitely malfunctioning on this one. Oftentimes this happens, in every great theme park, but goes unreported. I always make it a point to mention things like this to staff when I see them.
a wire snaped
@@QDude24 zijn de nokkenschijven niet al jaren geleden vervangen?
@@yigoh8437 nee, nooit
Very cool looking dark ride! I only noticed two animatronics in disrepair [that happens even at Disney] - but on a ride with this many, it's hardly a critique. It always seems like something frightening will happen, but never really does, which is fine by me, and probably just scary enough for the young ones.
Also outside beautifull to see. It's over 30 years old and still great!
5:31 Originally, the red curtains were closed and opened to surprise the giant Ginn
That's still the case actually! They just tend to malfunction a lot haha
@@taartopdekers4926 How did he react
@@dutchshark1580 Sorry maar ik doe geen roleplay meer 😅 vandaar de profiel en naamverandering 😅😅
@@taartopdekers4926 Haha dacht ik al
One of my favorite rides in the world
Like wow! Omg like ----ing wow!! I would love to see behind the scenes of this one.
Very cool looking ride.
Beautiful and that demon giant thing so awesome :)
this has been made on 27 maart 1986 and the efteling wants to keep the feel of there rides consistent. have been coming for year to this park and other then really small changes the ride has stayed almost the same. If i'm correct some of the dolls still use the original drives. For some new rides look at symbolica those animatronics are more of the modern kind. Have to say fata morgana is a staple in our park visits.
Pirates of the “where does this take place”
Pirates of the Fantasy Morocco?
Andre DeVine Pirates of the ijsco-ali-is-terug!
Pirates? Where?
The eastern
@@H3nry488
Not literally; they're referring to the format of the ride.
Never heard of Efteling, but looks like a cool boat ride.
You really have to go once!!!!! im go almost every month :)
@@dagjeeftelingvlogs5002 (At least 2X per month, here :-) )
@@Wig4 same😁
Well now you have, So go and make plans to visit the park
I saw you are into toy collection... :-) ... Well, Efteling offers some toys (and characters) you will never have met before as well ! :-)
Yay! another efteling 💕👌
looks like really awesome park
It is. You should definitely visit when you can
OMG I go there at least once a year, proud to be a Dutchie :)
Oh nice-Where in Holland are you from?
Last went there last Sept. Stayed in Zaandam and did day trips to Amsterdam, Rotterdam + The Hague-+ then went to Tilburg for few hours then got the Arriva bus to Kaatsheuvel obviously to go to Efteling
Been going to Efteling since I was 4 years old in summer of 1985 great memories of my first trip there!
I can't remember the very first ride I went on but I remember Going onThe Bob Ride now sadly gone as you know, + Carnival Festival, Classic Car Ride, Remember crying + getting scared on Spookslot when the graves + rails were moving, seeing + hearing the thunder and lightning, a hairy arm stretches from the roof, holding a big chandelier lol, And remember crying as wasn't allowed on: Python as wasn't tall enough lol
Loving the: Fairytale Forest for the 1st time and obviously still do. Among other memories of 1st going there and been going nearly every year since
Soo glad my first time wasn't when I was 18 months old or wouldn't of remembered anything!
I'm also from the UK in England-Kent, Hvae you been to the UK and if so whereabouts :-)
@@mikekaraoke flying dutchman is still my favorite ride haha. And yes I have been to the UK numerous times my dad is actually British (from Manchester) so half my family is from there ☺️
@@brigittesnelson2354 flying dutchman isn't my fav but one of my favs def :-)
I see so your half British :-) , I haven't been to Manchester in years like 4 years ago!
So where else in the UK have you been and what other Theme Parks you been too?
@@mikekaraoke London, Brighton, Liverpool, probably more but I can't remember lol
Disneyland, Walibi, Duinrell, Drievliet etc.
No clue what any of that meant, but what a great ride!
Efteling doesn't use explicit storytelling in their darkrides: 'use your imagination'. It is another culture than Disney. In this case; you visit Fata Morgana, 'the forbidden city' as an uninvited guest, now apparently popping up in the middle of the jungle. In the end you wonder: was it real, did I escape, am I dead, or was it just a Fata Morgana? Was the wizard at my side? (Cause in the end he sends you to the light shooting 'snakespider'). It is al about creating an ambiance, taking inspiration from Anton Pieck's drawnings about 1001 Arabian Nights (and also the first Efteling designer).
@@bramjeurissen5946 HEY! My brother and we DO have a story, and the best in Efteling itself! >:C
You don’t need to know a story to enjoy a dark ride, right?
Beautifully done, just wish I knew what the storyline was about.
It's just a imagination, that's why it's called " Fata Morgana"
Tina Hassell Its based on 1001 nights
There isn’t a full story. The wizard let you go through the forbidden city Fata Morgana
Such a good park!
My favorite ride of the park!!!
Amazing !!!
4:55 Is the part I love the most. 😁
That scared me when I first went on it. So did the giant jinn
Just remember: this superb attraction was made way back in the 1980s!!! It still hasn’t lost it’s magic.
The wizard did apparently
@@POOPGOD999 Nothing a bit of physiotherapy can't fix :)
I know what theme park is going on my bucket list now
Wow, the building that holds this ride must be enormous.
Don DiFonso it isn’t
Look as googlemaps and you Will see it is en small building for what is inside
Here is the number : +- 4000 m2 ... (43055 ft2)
(Compare Indiana Jones in WDW: +- 5250m2 (56500 ft2)
It’s not very big but talking about the exterior: it’s beautiful
So something about the name. Fata Morgana describes a phenomenon at sea that’s essentially a mirage on the water. So I see the ending as less of a “not happy ending” and more like the wizard leads you out of the illusion either he or the djinn has cast and you realize you’ve been in the jungle the whole time. But I can’t speak Dutch so I can only guess the actual storyline
Spot on
I might be a bit late, but about the ‘I don’t speak Dutch’ part: most lines spoken in the ride are Arabic. Yeah, some things are said in Dutch, French, German and English, but not a whole lot.
Yeah. I see it as simply waking up from a nightmare. You don’t have to face the djinn or the cruelties of the city and you are in control of your own fate as you go through the jungle
This ride has a little of everything- Navi River, Pirates, Raiders of Lost Arc...
Woow! I love it!
Could you please film Spook Slot?
and the technics behind it are steel cables an wooden wheels turning and pulling the cables. sound is updated but was on multi track tape player with time code
Wow amazing how you can film in the dark! What camera do you use? My vacation footage is often too dark😞
Great Ride, one of the best imo.
Have to see it in real life tho!
I can't wait until we start having a 360° view on rides. Then we can literally turn iue screen where we want to view. You always do an awesome job but its tough to just watch one angle .
Wow! No idea what the story was but it doesn’t matter, the ride was awesome!
Lynn MacDonald its based 1001 nights,
To everyone new to the Efteling, come visit! It is an amazing park, there are at least 4 other dark rides of similar quality.
Wonderful ride !
Enchanting!.😍
Beautifull ride
*SIGH* DIsney USED to be able to make stories/rides like this...
But they still have them right? Like the pirates of the Caribbean? O.o?
@@aracelichely2954 The older rides are okay. The newer ones just throw in a few cardboard backgrounds and plastic characters with minimal animation. Very little detail. Once in a while you get a truly magical experience, but they're extremely rare these days.
@@kelaarin which park are you talking about?
@aaron Castillo You have no idea what "marketing" is, do you?
Efteling > Disney. And that's on period
That wizard is exhausted! LOL!
Reminds me a lot of pirates of the Caribbean
I love Pirates of the Caribbean but can people please stop calling every dark boat ride a Pirates knock-off, cause this is really nothing like pirates. Different ride system, story, scenes, theme, and this technically doesn't even use animatronics.
Yes this ride was there before pirates
@@tijmenkuijpers5988 This ride opened in 1986, Pirates opened in 1967
Really?
Oh i see i searched it up
@@tijmenkuijpers5988 Yes, Pirates in Disneyland was 1967, Magic Kingdom was 1973, Tokyo Disneyland was 1983, Disneyland Paris was 1992
The level of detail here easily surpasses Disney and I should know, I live in Southern California where the original Disneyland park is.
This ride has extremely intricate and detail sets. You don’t feel like you’re in a show building like at Disney parks if you stare up at the ceiling it just looks like the ceiling of a show building (warehouse looking ceiling)
Efteling is my home park and this is my favourite dark ride. i was to disneyland butt this is still my favourite.
Should've gone to Disneyland instead of Disneyland's butt.
Efteling is the only park that I’ve seen besides Disney and Universal that can pull off a decent attraction. Other parks seem to have a lot of empty spaces but this one had theming in almost every corner!
does anyone know if this ride uses a scent to set atmosphere, similar to pirates of the caribbean?
Yes, there's the scent of incense in the big throne room.
Yo can even buy a scent from the attraction as perfume.
Also the scent of apples at the marketplace
And scent of menstrual blood if you sit besides a girl on the rag.
That was awesome thank you
The boarding platform is reminiscent of the water ride in Disney's California Park.
I see many comments about the storyline... But there is not one really. You are just in a city, not welcome. Most Efteling darkrides make it so you can make up a story yourself. Because you are the protagonist. Now, this is based on the Fairytales of 1001 Night, and of course there are stories in there, like Aladdin. This is also not based on Pirates of the Caribbean, it’s ride system is based on that. But that’s all.
The rides designer, Ton van de Ven said that the idea for the ride came when he rode Pirates of the Caribbean, so it is based on it.
Stop spreading fake info
Remember when this was my 1st ride when i was young and 1:19 this part scared me as hell lmaoo
So funny to see a lot of Americans commenting on not understanding what the story is. I feel sorry for them they aren't able to use their own imagination unless Disney tells them exactly how to feel. LOL
A water ride about the driest place on earth?
Well, they never say what place it's about. It's a fantasy eastern-place. It's a Fata Morgana.
And Fata Morgana's in the East often include water, don't they?
Dry.....?
The netherlands being dry
And other hilarious jokes you can tell yourself
@@taartopdekers4926 Hij bedoelde het Midden-Oosten
@@dutchshark1580 was maar een grapje maar oke
Add a couple drops and I am there! 😂
Hunterbythesea that wont work, its a tow boat ride aka with a rope in the water that moves and the boats are attached to it. The ride is really awesome, it doesn’t need them(no way the would be able to add them), but you should come to the efteling, its a great park :))
Please no
God you need gunpowder in ur cigarette
^Moritz from Max and Moritz
A harem dark ride? I've seen it all.
6:28 can someone please try to explain how the room moved like that?
Simple lighting trick, nothing more.
Pope Anthony how do you get the lighting to do that? It’s not just the lighting because if you look at the pillars the right side is clearly higher and by the fangs of the snake looking door it’s clearly at an angle....
@@CamGold Okay, I have watched it and rewatched it. I don't know what you are seeing brcause either the camera is at an angle, or the boat is. The law of physics apply in that room. The pillars are the same size on either side of the canal and the water level is clearly even-you can't fake water. Like I said, either the camera or boat is at an angle and the alternating lights are throwing off your depth perception. That is why film makers and magicians use strobe lights.
@@The_Dudester well its not just the video i have actually been on this in real life last year and the room definitely felt like it was moving at an angle
@@CamGold From Star Wars:"Don't trust your eyes. They can deceive you." Wise advice.
I learned the same lesson in the military. Because of eyesight, people neglect their other senses. In the military I learned to heighten my other senses-entwine my sense of taste with my my sense of smell-use your tongue to enhance your sense of smell. I learned to entwine my sense of touch and hearing. If you are ever in a forest, with no one bothering you, hug a tree and put your ear to the trunk. You will hear the water flowing in the underground water table.
I don't get it, is there a story here or is it just "look at the middle east"?
Efteling doesn't use explicit storytelling in their darkrides: 'use your imagination'. It is another culture than Disney. In this case; you visit Fata Morgana, 'the forbidden city' as an uninvited guest, now apparently popping up in the middle of the jungle. In the end you wonder: was it real, did I escape, am I dead, or was it just a Fata Morgana? Was the wizard at my side? (Cause in the end he sends you to the light shooting 'snakespider'). It is al about creating an ambiance, taking inspiration from Anton Pieck's drawnings about 1001 Arabian Nights (and also the first Efteling designer).
I'm 42 now, in the year 2023, as a small child I already got into this ride. The Djin gave me the creeps, back then I only knew it as a giant and I was afraid of it.
1:58 On the column it says "Marrakesh" (مراكش), because everyone knows city of Marrakesh is situated next to a tropical jungle with snakes and crocodiles
In a Fata Morgana, it does.
なんかよく分からんけど楽しそう
こういう雰囲気好き
It is 100% to enjoy the athmosphere, indeed. And look around for details. You do not get to see everything unless you ride it at least 4-5 times :-)
thnx so awesome
What camera you used here??
if you're ever in the park i reccomend doing this one late, it's usually very busy in the mornings but very quiet after about 3 o'clock
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Kinda reminds me of The seven voyages of sinbad at Disney Sea.
No is not
No but similar.
That is the best Disney "Dark ride Opera", ever. (It's 100% Japanese, by the way)
I miss the loud scary sound when the wizzard unlocks the gates.
this ride looks like it could come straight out of a Disney park
It's from the Efteling. Same quality, or better, as Disney
Fun fact, this park was actually built before the original Disneyland!
Unpopular opinion: this is better then any pirates of the Caribbean, although in this ride through the figures seem to be broken.
Dumb Nerd the technique for this animatronics are used with wooden revolving platforms. this technique was used back in the 80's, just like when fata morgana was built.
That's near our Hause! Near Fata Morgana there's a cuckoo workshop, a school and a restaurant! Max and I play jokes around there and drive our village to pure insanity.. which feels awesome! >:)
This ride has 130+ animatronics!
4:17-4:20 The Prisoner In The Cell Trying Not To Drown Was Generally Disturbed Me...
What if there's a Simpsons episode titled... Database Morgana (play on Fata Morgana)?
You could place this in a Disney park and nothing would change.
They’d probably force a story and IP 😅