Danse Macabre - Efteling (Netherlands)
Danse Macabre 27/01/2025 17h20
The Capelle van Kaatsheuvel at twilight is a must have for fans of the ride Danse Macabre. This attraction is one of the most popular attractions of the Efteling since the opening in October 2024 (three months ago when I took this picture).
Danse Macabre
Danse Macabre (French for 'dance of the dead') is the replacement for Spookslot (opened in 1978, closed in 2022). The theme of the attraction revolves around a ghost story about a conductor who is cursed. The attraction lets visitors spin around in multiple ways and in multiple directions, while a horror atmosphere is created with light and sound effects, moving set pieces and animatronics. The attraction is located together with the adjacent Abdijplein in the Huyverwoud in the Anderrijk theme area.
The musical piece Danse Macabre by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, which was also used in the Spookslot, forms the leitmotif of the attraction. Danse Macabre was officially opened to the public on 31 October 2024.
In the pre-show of the queue, a voice tells that the visitors have reached the Huyverwoud and that they are standing among the remains of the Abbey of Capelle van Kaatsheuvel. On Friday the 13th of the year 1876, a music competition was organized in the abbey. The orchestra of conductor Joseph Charlatan participated in that competition and after the performance of the Danse macabre was swallowed by the Unnameable. Evil still shows itself in the form of a monstrous feline creature around the abbey.
FACTS & FIGURES
Designer: Jeroen Verheij
Construction: 2022 - 2024
Grand Opening: 31/10/2024
Costs: € 35 million
Music: "Danse Macabre" - Camille Saint-Saëns & René Merkelbach
Ride: Dynamic Motion Stage
Construction: Intamin
Duration of the Main Show: 3.5 minutes
Riders per Show: 108
Capacity: about 1250 per hour
Danse Macabre - Efteling (Netherlands)
Danse Macabre 27/01/2025 17h20
The Capelle van Kaatsheuvel at twilight is a must have for fans of the ride Danse Macabre. This attraction is one of the most popular attractions of the Efteling since the opening in October 2024 (three months ago when I took this picture).
Danse Macabre
Danse Macabre (French for 'dance of the dead') is the replacement for Spookslot (opened in 1978, closed in 2022). The theme of the attraction revolves around a ghost story about a conductor who is cursed. The attraction lets visitors spin around in multiple ways and in multiple directions, while a horror atmosphere is created with light and sound effects, moving set pieces and animatronics. The attraction is located together with the adjacent Abdijplein in the Huyverwoud in the Anderrijk theme area.
The musical piece Danse Macabre by the French composer Camille Saint-Saëns, which was also used in the Spookslot, forms the leitmotif of the attraction. Danse Macabre was officially opened to the public on 31 October 2024.
In the pre-show of the queue, a voice tells that the visitors have reached the Huyverwoud and that they are standing among the remains of the Abbey of Capelle van Kaatsheuvel. On Friday the 13th of the year 1876, a music competition was organized in the abbey. The orchestra of conductor Joseph Charlatan participated in that competition and after the performance of the Danse macabre was swallowed by the Unnameable. Evil still shows itself in the form of a monstrous feline creature around the abbey.
FACTS & FIGURES
Designer: Jeroen Verheij
Construction: 2022 - 2024
Grand Opening: 31/10/2024
Costs: € 35 million
Music: "Danse Macabre" - Camille Saint-Saëns & René Merkelbach
Ride: Dynamic Motion Stage
Construction: Intamin
Duration of the Main Show: 3.5 minutes
Riders per Show: 108
Capacity: about 1250 per hour