I forgot to add to the video that there IS a pre-show in the graveyard scene. I didn’t add to much but I only got to see this on my final ride of the day. Just incase you were unsure if anything is missed with using single rider!
I don't know why this showed up in my recommended, but it's fun to see that they are still adding cool new attractions to the Efteling. As someone who is no longer living in the NL and went there last in high school, it was oddly nostalgic. Thank you for the vid! Also I thought the girls in the background discussing the absurdly high prices in themepark shops were hilarious.
It’s really interesting how the Motion Stage is being perceived the new, modern Madhouse style attraction. Especially since both debuted at Efteling. I do understand the comparisons. Moving around a highly themed room in a really cool way. Being a mix of (family-thrill) attraction and show. Preshows (or in the case of Danse Macabre a very elaborate queue, with a short pre show storytelling section on the graveyard.
You’re saying everything in you can see on ride is above you… but actually, there’s a crypt below the ride system. It’s not that easy to see and I’ve heard the park is still working on trying to optimise the programming so you get to see the crypt better. But there are animatronics and such in there too.
All the buildings in the area are newly constructed and consistently themed. The ride that was there previously was pronounced "spoke slot" (written spookslot), which translates to "ghost castle". It was an automated walk in show that was built in 1978. I loved it, the atmosphere, the theming and the music, but the technology was old and the whole thing became a fire hazard. Therefore they decided to replace it with something new. When Efteling makes a dark ride they mean it will be literarily pitch black. They reused a tiny bit of the old castle, but basically everything you see is new and was constructed in the last 18 months or so. They did a magnificent job.
The old building was in such a bad state that it wasn't possible to safe most of it. Only parts left are some rock you see somewhere in the queue or the exit I believe. The story is that the people at the organ at least the man is the family of jozef charlatan the gyluy You walk past in the queue he disappeared with his full Orchestra and has never been found. And they discover he has been take by the unknown and they discover that all and they give you a try to fight the unknown. The little cat in the queue with the yellow/blue eyes is the unknown. The ride system is the prototype. Efteling is know to have some prototypes. Villa volta is a prototype madhouse. Fata morgana is a unique ride fully constructed by efteling themselfs. And now they have the first platform ride in the world from intamin. And efteling has said they still are seeing what they wanna adjust to the flow of the ride. I'm happy the didn't do the default screen what's often seen with these kinda ridesystems.
Efteling will rather use animatronics over screens which in my opinion makes Efteling stand out compared to other parks. I love their creative choices. By the way, the new Dance Macabre ride was originally budgeted to cost 25 M Euro. During the whole process of construction and theming they choose to do things properly and that resulted in them spending 35 M instead. They happily went 10 M over budget knowing that you can only do it right once and you won't have a second chance to make a first impression. They went the extra mile because otherwise they would have regretted it. They delivered a world first and delivered it well.
The cat is actually the shapeshifting monster that killed the orchestra. It transforms into its monster form at the beginning of the show, walking around in the dark. Funny thing is that this was developed the same way as the madhouse. Efteling had an idea and went to a manufacturer to see if they where willing to build this idea. Which resulted in Villa Volta with Vekoma, Vliegende Hollander with KumbaK and Danse Macabre with Intamin
@@TheNextOutingThe cat is explained to be the Unnameable in the… I wouldn’t say preshow… But on the graveyard, there is a voice-over that tells you the story’s rough outline. And that is only in Dutch. So I can imagine there’s a bit of a language barrier there. But, for the most part… Not much language is really needed for this one. Music is a universal language.
Coming up with entirely new ride systems is indeed quite unique to Efteling. I think it is also a Dutch cultural trait that you see reflected in projects like the "Delta Works". In the Netherlands they won't step away when something has not been done before. They will face the challenge and figure out how it can be done and gather all the required expertise and actually do it.
No the building isn’t reused it is completely new. Only some walls (not part of de building) are reused from spookslot. You missed out some amazing theming by choosing the single rider. We have a video about the backstory online and on a short notice one with 66 hidden details at Danse Macabre.
You are correct and I saw this on my second run through. I meant to put this as a graphic but forgot! The pre-show (most likely due to the language barrier) didn’t add much. But was a nice idea. Thanks for pointing this out!
@@TheNextOutingoriginally the cemetery was not a pre-show. It seems that the test audience thought that something was missing from the cemetery and the story that can now be heard there was added at the last minute just before the opening, so who knows, maybe there will be an English translation in the future. There is also a book for sale where the story is told, which is for sale in the souvenir shop.
Oh that’s really interesting. So was this added before the media preview day? I think once the initial hype dies down this scene won’t be run as it currently is, but still a very nice scene to queue through.
@@TheNextOuting Yes, I understood that the change was made after comments from the employee preview. then the narration of the story was added just a few days before the media preview.
And everyone materialize as ghost to perform again ,the song is a spell to bring back the dead to life but trap the new people in the choir pews. The song is a spell
This is an amazing ride! The story starts as a concert held on halloween 200 years ago, while performing the demon that turns into a cat demon kills everyone. The next day anyone that was not at the performance could not find anyone they vanished! Now its 200 years later and theres a performance ,new group of people come and then the spell starts to return the ones that died and switch the new people for the ones that vanished.
The drop is a bit flawed and is supposed to drop down to the tomb under the abby. But Intamin has some issues working it out. Intamin stays on site I heard from people at the park to get all the flaws out of this new system. Disney and Universal have shown interest and visited Efteling to come and watch what this ridesystem can do. The ride feels unfinished. I do not think you can compare a teacups ride on steroids to a madhouse to be honest.
It’s been stated the park will continue to tinker with Danse Macabre’s programming. They will go into the crypts more. They will add a bigger drop. And they will probably continue to try and optimise certain seats so there’s not as little of a disparity between them as possible.
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I forgot to add to the video that there IS a pre-show in the graveyard scene. I didn’t add to much but I only got to see this on my final ride of the day. Just incase you were unsure if anything is missed with using single rider!
I don't know why this showed up in my recommended, but it's fun to see that they are still adding cool new attractions to the Efteling. As someone who is no longer living in the NL and went there last in high school, it was oddly nostalgic. Thank you for the vid! Also I thought the girls in the background discussing the absurdly high prices in themepark shops were hilarious.
Hahaha, I completely missed that conversation not knowing the language!
Also it looks like YT has been pushing the video this evening quite a bit!
It’s really interesting how the Motion Stage is being perceived the new, modern Madhouse style attraction. Especially since both debuted at Efteling. I do understand the comparisons. Moving around a highly themed room in a really cool way. Being a mix of (family-thrill) attraction and show. Preshows (or in the case of Danse Macabre a very elaborate queue, with a short pre show storytelling section on the graveyard.
You’re saying everything in you can see on ride is above you… but actually, there’s a crypt below the ride system. It’s not that easy to see and I’ve heard the park is still working on trying to optimise the programming so you get to see the crypt better. But there are animatronics and such in there too.
All the buildings in the area are newly constructed and consistently themed. The ride that was there previously was pronounced "spoke slot" (written spookslot), which translates to "ghost castle". It was an automated walk in show that was built in 1978. I loved it, the atmosphere, the theming and the music, but the technology was old and the whole thing became a fire hazard. Therefore they decided to replace it with something new. When Efteling makes a dark ride they mean it will be literarily pitch black. They reused a tiny bit of the old castle, but basically everything you see is new and was constructed in the last 18 months or so. They did a magnificent job.
The old building was in such a bad state that it wasn't possible to safe most of it. Only parts left are some rock you see somewhere in the queue or the exit I believe. The story is that the people at the organ at least the man is the family of jozef charlatan the gyluy You walk past in the queue he disappeared with his full Orchestra and has never been found. And they discover he has been take by the unknown and they discover that all and they give you a try to fight the unknown. The little cat in the queue with the yellow/blue eyes is the unknown. The ride system is the prototype. Efteling is know to have some prototypes. Villa volta is a prototype madhouse. Fata morgana is a unique ride fully constructed by efteling themselfs. And now they have the first platform ride in the world from intamin. And efteling has said they still are seeing what they wanna adjust to the flow of the ride. I'm happy the didn't do the default screen what's often seen with these kinda ridesystems.
Efteling will rather use animatronics over screens which in my opinion makes Efteling stand out compared to other parks. I love their creative choices. By the way, the new Dance Macabre ride was originally budgeted to cost 25 M Euro. During the whole process of construction and theming they choose to do things properly and that resulted in them spending 35 M instead. They happily went 10 M over budget knowing that you can only do it right once and you won't have a second chance to make a first impression. They went the extra mile because otherwise they would have regretted it. They delivered a world first and delivered it well.
Most of the building is brand new. A lot of spookslot was torned down
Interesting to know thank you! I couldn’t remember what was there previously or how big Spookslot was.
It is totally brand new.
@@TheNextOuting only part of the tower. Hall. And exit ramp is left. Mostly used for sightline theming
The cat is actually the shapeshifting monster that killed the orchestra. It transforms into its monster form at the beginning of the show, walking around in the dark.
Funny thing is that this was developed the same way as the madhouse. Efteling had an idea and went to a manufacturer to see if they where willing to build this idea. Which resulted in Villa Volta with Vekoma, Vliegende Hollander with KumbaK and Danse Macabre with Intamin
Love this further info. I imagine I missed this due to the language barrier but thanks for sharing.
@@TheNextOutingThe cat is explained to be the Unnameable in the… I wouldn’t say preshow… But on the graveyard, there is a voice-over that tells you the story’s rough outline. And that is only in Dutch. So I can imagine there’s a bit of a language barrier there. But, for the most part… Not much language is really needed for this one. Music is a universal language.
Coming up with entirely new ride systems is indeed quite unique to Efteling. I think it is also a Dutch cultural trait that you see reflected in projects like the "Delta Works". In the Netherlands they won't step away when something has not been done before. They will face the challenge and figure out how it can be done and gather all the required expertise and actually do it.
No the building isn’t reused it is completely new. Only some walls (not part of de building) are reused from spookslot.
You missed out some amazing theming by choosing the single rider. We have a video about the backstory online and on a short notice one with 66 hidden details at Danse Macabre.
Hey there is actually a pre show in the graveyard. But its totally in dutch
You are correct and I saw this on my second run through. I meant to put this as a graphic but forgot!
The pre-show (most likely due to the language barrier) didn’t add much. But was a nice idea.
Thanks for pointing this out!
@@TheNextOutingoriginally the cemetery was not a pre-show. It seems that the test audience thought that something was missing from the cemetery and the story that can now be heard there was added at the last minute just before the opening, so who knows, maybe there will be an English translation in the future. There is also a book for sale where the story is told, which is for sale in the souvenir shop.
Oh that’s really interesting. So was this added before the media preview day?
I think once the initial hype dies down this scene won’t be run as it currently is, but still a very nice scene to queue through.
@@TheNextOuting Yes, I understood that the change was made after comments from the employee preview. then the narration of the story was added just a few days before the media preview.
Have you ridden Danse Macabre? If so, what did you think?
AMAZING! 😊
And everyone materialize as ghost to perform again ,the song is a spell to bring back the dead to life but trap the new people in the choir pews. The song is a spell
This is an amazing ride! The story starts as a concert held on halloween 200 years ago, while performing the demon that turns into a cat demon kills everyone. The next day anyone that was not at the performance could not find anyone they vanished!
Now its 200 years later and theres a performance ,new group of people come and then the spell starts to return the ones that died and switch the new people for the ones that vanished.
The drop is a bit flawed and is supposed to drop down to the tomb under the abby. But Intamin has some issues working it out. Intamin stays on site I heard from people at the park to get all the flaws out of this new system. Disney and Universal have shown interest and visited Efteling to come and watch what this ridesystem can do. The ride feels unfinished. I do not think you can compare a teacups ride on steroids to a madhouse to be honest.
It’s been stated the park will continue to tinker with Danse Macabre’s programming. They will go into the crypts more. They will add a bigger drop. And they will probably continue to try and optimise certain seats so there’s not as little of a disparity between them as possible.
@@jarmoliebrand2005 Isn't that not a repeat from what I have said?
single riders no pre show,take the normal line and you go into a pre-journee