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As the dragons came, refugees emerged out of the depths. Seeking shelter they turned to the good people of this wonderful fairytale land.
The People of Laaf is an attraction in amusement park Efteling in the Netherlands. It is a small village, called ‘Lavenlaar’, inhabited by mischievous folk called ‘Laafs’ (Laven in Dutch). The village is located in an idyllic environment with many trees and a little running stream. There are fifteen buildings where the People of Laaf live and work. Among the buildings are a bakery, brewery, windmill, nursery and a school. There is also a monorail that runs through the village winding between the trees.
The village was too big to build completely in minifigure-scale, but I managed to build about a third of it on my table covering a total of six big baseplates. What’s there to see? Enter the main gate to the village and see for yourself: click to see the next photo! The next photo is a map of the village with more information about the buildings you see. Click further to see aerial shots and photos taken while strolling around the village.
Not familiar with the Efteling? Not to worry, I included a couple of pictures from my last visit to the park. Or you can simply search the internet to learn more about the park.
I had the luck to shoot this picture from the newest attraction Symbolica in themepark 'De Efteling" at closing time of the park. Normally lots of people are in front of this castle waiting to enter.
Shot with Canon G5 X camera without using a tripod at ISO 1200 / F2.8 at 1/10 sec.
This picture I made in the Fairytale Forest. (Efteling, the Netherlands)
"One terrible day, Pinocchio did not come home from school and Geppetto set out on a desperate search for him, by land and sea... Where could Pinocchio be?"
Pinokkio 06/03/2025 13h09
The arrival of the Efteling Grand Hotel will change the experience of the Fairytale Forest in some places. The monster fish suddenly swims near an enormous building that will become the hotel.
Pinokkio | August 2022 (construction of hotel has started)
Pinokkio
Pinocchio is a story about a wooden doll that wants to become a real boy and gets wiser by damage and shame.
In the Efteling it is the fifth representation on the route in the Sprookjesbos, between Roodkapje and the Rode Schoentjes. Via the Soldatenpoort it is the first fairytale on the right. It opened on 24 March 2016 as the 29th fairy tale in the forest. The depiction consists of the workshop of Geppetto, the Fox and the Cat, emerging from a barrel, and a pond where Pinocchio, along with his father, can be found in the mouth of a huge monster fish. The Italian-inspired fairy tale was designed by Robert-Jaap Jansen, who previously designed Vrouw Holle, and Alessio Castellani, previously responsible for Efteling media productions and even Italian. Pinocchio was built for an amount of € 2 million on the spot where previously In the North Pole and Captain Gijs stood. The latter was moved to the Ruigrijk.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opened: 24/03/2016
Design: Robert-Jaap Jansen, Alessio Castellani
Music: René Merkelbach & Marco Kuypers
Storyteller: Alessio Castellani, Jeroen Verheij & Robert-Jaap Jansen
Kinderspoor 25/03/2024 11h40
Looking along the Kinderspoor in Ruigrijk towards the Pagode and Symbolica. It's Spring in De Efteling.
De Efteling
The Efteling is a fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel in the Netherlands. The attractions are based on elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
The park was opened in 1952. It has since evolved from a nature park with a playground and a Fairytale Forest into a full-sized theme park. It now caters to both children and adults with its cultural, romantic, and nostalgic themes, in addition to its wide array of amusement rides.
It is the largest theme park in the Netherlands and one of the oldest theme parks in the world. It is twice as large as the original Disneyland park in California and antedates it by three years. Annually, the park has nearly 5 million visitors. In 2016, it was the third most visited theme park in Europe, behind Disneyland Paris and Europa-Park. Over the years, it has received over 125 million visitors.
Location: Kaatsheuvel, North Brabant, Netherlands
Opened: 1952
Operating season: Year-round
Visitors per annum: 5.43 millions in 2022
Area: 72 ha the park; 276 ha the resort
Rides: Total 36
Roller coasters 6
Water rides 4
Dark rides: 4
[ Wikipedia - De Efteling (2024) ]
There are several gnome houses in the Fairytale Forest. Beautiful large mushrooms, designed by the designers Anton Pieck, Ton van de Ven and Henny Knoet and built between 1952 and 1980. They blend naturally into the surrounding park. The many paths and corridors around and in the mushrooms are a favorite with children who are looking for even more (moving) gnomes.
The music that a gnome plays on his spinet somewhere can be heard in many places. He plays Menuet in G major (Per Jocum. Opus II, Latin: "Just for fun, second work"), which is a well-known tune for many visitors.
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Fairytale Forest (Est. 1952) - the six-hectare Fairytale Forest of the Efteling is a walk through the fairytale books of the Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen and Charles Perrault. The Efteling started as a park in 1952 with the Fairytale Forest.
Photo: In the village of the gnomes - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D7200) / #gnome #gnomevillage #mushroom #AntonPieck - #Marerijk #Sprookjesbos / #ThemeparcPhotography at #Kabouterdorp #Efteling in #Kaatsheuvel, #NoordBrabant - #Netherlands
Efteling (May 31, 1952), photo December 8, 2018 after 66 years 6 months 8 days since 1952. The year 2027 marks 75 years ago in time.
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Kaatsheuvel: Efteling - Themeparc Photography
Efteling (Est. 1952), one of the oldest theme parks in the world. A very popular full-sized fantasy-themed amusement park with many attractions and a wide array of amusement rides that reflect elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efteling.
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Fabula 25/03/2024 12h16
The other side of the Pardoes Promenade next to the entrance of the 4D movie theatre Fabula.
A photo especially taken and uploaded for the
Fabula
Fabula is an attraction in Efteling. It is a 4D movie that replaced the former attraction and movie PandaDroom.
PandaDroom was last seen in November 2019. The film and technique were replaced. The pre-show was also renewed. In the post-show, the World of Animals, the animatronic of a panda was replaced by the bear and squirrel from the movie. The restaurant was also renovated and a bar was placed at the souvenir shop. Changes to the attraction were made earlier in 2019, for example, the restaurant and entrance have already been modified.
A young, grumpy bear doesn't get along well with other animals. In the film, the main characters are briefly introduced, a young bear and a squirrel. The bear is hibernating and reacts grumpily to the presence of the squirrel. The bear is not social, it does not get along well with other animals. The mythical figure, Klaas often, can manipulate dreams. He shows the bear in a dream that he can show more respect for his environment and other animals. In doing so, he is placed in different animal worlds and each time transformed into an animal from that world.
De Mister Sandman, or Klaas Vaak, is a world-famous fairytale figure, also known for the story by Hans Christian Andersen from 1842. Klaas Vaak is a well-known face in the Efteling, especially in the Bosrijk holiday park. In Bosrijk the story of Klaas often elaborated further. The Sand Castle of Klaas Often is built in the central point of the holiday park. The sand castle is in the middle of a lake, called the Lake of Dreams. According to the story, it is the residence of Klaas Vaak, the sand gnomes and the owl eagle owl. The surname 'Houdoe' is a subtle reference to the Brabant farewell greeting 'Houdoe', which can be translated into 'Keep your good'. Klaas often and his friends can be seen as entertainers in Bosrijk and during events in the park.
The 3D movie works with additional effects, making it a 4D experience. During the film, water, smell and wind are used, which makes the film more alive. These effects were also already incorporated in the predecessor Pandadroom, but have been modernized.
FACTS & FIGURES
Area: Anderrijk
Type: 4D Cinema/Theater
Opened: 06/12/2019
Replaced: PandaDroom
Construction: Aardman Animations
Design: Marieke van Doorn, Jeroen Verheij and others
Music: René Merkelbach
Duration: 17 minutes (main show 8 minutes)
Capacity: 1760 per hour
Costs: € 3,5 miljon
[ Wikipedia | Eftelpedia ]
Spookslot 22/11/2021 14h39
When I took this photo of the back of the Spookslot (Haunted Castle), I didn't know that this part of Efteling would be in the news on December 5 about a possible new attraction. And especially the empty part on the left of the photo where the construction site of Max & Moritz once stood.
Efteling has plans for a new attraction next to Spookslot
Efteling plans to build a new attraction at the Spookslot in the near future. Several insiders confirm this to Looopings. It was actually the intention to start soon with a major expansion on the eastern side of the amusement park. Instead, the focus will be on investments in the existing park for the time being.
In June 2021, the Efteling flag went out when it turned out that a new zoning plan has finally been approved. As a first step, the Reizenrijk park area would be expanded with a large circus-themed rollercoaster. "Probably building from next year", Efteling announced in a press release.
That plan has been shelved, say those involved. The focus will first be on the current amusement park. Last month it became clear that a luxury hotel will be built at the entrance building of the House of the Five Senses. A second construction project that Efteling is currently working on is the area near the Spookslot.
That attraction is anything but popular 44 years after its opening. Despite the famous soundtrack - Danse Macabre by composer Camille Saint-Saëns - most visitors nowadays ignore the haunted castle from 1978. Efteling wants to create a coherent themed world, as happened with Max & Moritz (2020) and the World of Sindbad (2021).
Right next to the Spookslot there is currently a bare asphalt surface, which was released during the demolition of the Bob. But which attraction does Efteling choose? There are different stories about this. The fate of the Spookslot itself - an absolute classic for many Efteling fans - also remains uncertain.
As with the news about the hotel, Efteling does not want to confirm anything. A spokesperson continues to emphasize that the plans for the future have not yet been determined, partly due to the constantly changing measures regarding covid-19 and the financial consequences thereof. It is hoped that the year will end well financially. After that, the park will look further, according to the information officer.
[ Loopings 05/12/2021 ]
Spookslot 11/02/2022 14h49
Now that this iconic attraction (Spookslot, Haunted Castle in English) in the Efteling is going to disappear after 44 years, I'm going to capture as much details as possible. In 2024 a new attraction will be opened at this location. The project name is "Dance Macabre" which gives hope for the theme that might be spooky as well after all. Spookslot 1978 - 2022.
A photo especially taken and uploaded for the Wednesday Walls Group.
Spookslot
The Haunted Castle (Dutch: Spookslot) is a haunted attraction in the Efteling in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and was the first attraction built outside the Fairy Tale Forest.
On July 24, 1976 the announcement on the making of the world's biggest haunted castle appeared in Brabant's daily newspaper, Het Brabants Dagblad. The article mentions that the castle would be built between the Fairy Tale Forest and the rowing and canoeing pond. This was a strategic choice, because the location of the attraction would attract visitors to the normally ‘forgotten’ southern part of the park.
The main reason for this mega-attraction was declining numbers of visitors at Efteling. Aiming for a more general public, with an attraction that didn’t depend on the weather conditions, Efteling authorized their young designer Van de Ven to start designing the ride.
Van de Ven designed the castle as a walk-through attraction and, in the style of Anton Pieck, the castle was designed to look old and decayed. It is meant to look as though it was once beautiful and majestic, but is now haunted and in ruins and somewhat romantic.
The construction took about 18 months and the castle was officially opened May 10, 1978.
On May 12 a television special was broadcast with Kate Bush singing in and around the castle. She had a big hit around the globe with "Wuthering Heights" at the time.
The waiting hall is a dimly-lit area, with several spooky items, of which an oriental ghost with a crystal looking glass is the most notable. The glass uses the pepper's ghost technique to show a beautiful woman turning into a skull. In the tower area a hairy arm stretches from the roof, holding a big chandelier. Once in a while one might have a glimpse of three horrible batlike creatures, leering down at the visitors.
Upon entering the main attraction hall, a number of scary statues and scenes prepare the audience for the main course: a look into the inner court, graveyard, and the ruins of a monastery at night. When the clock strikes twelve, a violin (also a pepper's ghost effect) starts playing the Danse Macabre of Saint-Saëns and the graveyard comes to life and a number of skeletons and ghosts are visible. One tombstone is labeled in Latin "Puella Innocenta" (innocent girl). The years on her stone (in Roman numbering) reveal that she has been living backwards in time, however it is possible that it is merely a mistake of the artist who made the stone. There is also a tombstone inside the mansion with the name "Den Hegarty", an Irish rock singer who happened to be on the radio when the stone was made. Also, it is said that the main show's appearance was influenced by the 1971 horror film "Tombs of the Blind Dead".
The maintheme of the show is a shortened version of the Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns. The movements of the animatronics are synchronized with the music; the violin that opens and closes the main part of the show demonstrates this. The show itself has been adapted four times. During the opening season in 1978 the show lasted about 12 minutes. Three months later it was cut back to 8 minutes. In 1987 the show was renewed and in 1989 the final version was completed.
FACTS & FIGURES:
Opening: 10/05/1978
Closing: Summer 2022
Design: Ton van de Ven
Costs: 3.5 milion Dutch guilders (€1,588,823)
Capacity: 800 - 1000 per hour
Show time: 6.27 minutes
Source and more information:
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Roodkapje is een sprookje en de naam van de hoofdpersoon in het verhaal.
De bekendste versie is opgetekend door de gebroeders Grimm in hun Kinder- und Hausmärchen onder volgnummer KHM26. Zij verzamelden begin negentiende eeuw veel sprookjes en volksverhalen. Het sprookje werd eerder door Charles Perrault (1628-1703) opgeschreven in een andere versie. De versie van Grimm loopt goed af voor Roodkapje, die van Perrault slecht. Bron Wikipedia
Siervijver 31/10/2022 14h51
Autumn in De Efteling on the last day of October 2022.
De Efteling
The Efteling is a fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel in the Netherlands. The attractions are based on elements from ancient myths and legends, fairy tales, fables, and folklore.
The park was opened in 1952. It has since evolved from a nature park with a playground and a Fairytale Forest into a full-sized theme park. It now caters to both children and adults with its cultural, romantic, and nostalgic themes, in addition to its wide array of amusement rides.
It is the largest theme park in the Netherlands and one of the oldest theme parks in the world. It is twice as large as the original Disneyland park in California and antedates it by three years. Annually, the park has nearly 5 million visitors. In 2016, it was the third most visited theme park in Europe, behind Disneyland Paris and Europa-Park. Over the years, it has received over 125 million visitors.
Location: Kaatsheuvel, North Brabant, Netherlands
Opened: 1952
Operating season: Year-round
Visitors per annum: 4.76 million in 2016
Area: 72 ha the park; 276 ha the resort
Rides: Total 36
Roller coasters 6
Water rides 4
[ Source and much more Info: Wikipedia - De Efteling [2022] ]
Pagode 28/11/2024 17h15
The Pagoda seen from the Hartenhof (square) with the Christmas tree.
Winter Efteling 2024
The Winter Efteling takes place from November 11, 2023 till February 2, 2024. With life-size snow globes on the Ton van de Venplein and in Ruigrijk. Get in there and let it snow! That produces a real winter picture. Also this winter you will also see the elves from Droomvlucht on the Ton van de Venplein. They brought a music box.
The Playground will also change into the attractive Warm Winter Meadow this year. Enter through the gate and discover extra entertainment and a heart-warming musical offering every day. Take a picture with Pardoes at the sleigh and Fay the Fairy and Pinocchio make it snow. Or listen to the polyphonic music of Zang en Happy. Warm up at the Bonfires, play games at the various chalets, enjoy delicious winter treats and browse through the winter souvenirs. Or skate a round on the larger skating rink in the open air.
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Pagode
Pagoda (or "Pagode" in Dutch) is an unobtrusive variation of an observation tower in the Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and started operating in 1987.
The Pagode, developed by Intamin as a flying island, is described by Efteling as a "flying temple".
It consists of a 155 tons weighing cabin and a 225-ton hydraulic arm which pivots it from the ground up to a height of 60 metres.
The counterweight of 340 tons sinks 30 metres into the ground.
To maintain the balance of the cabin itself the weight of the 100 visitors is distributed over its two sides.
The rotating cabin has a 15 metre high pagoda on top of it.
Etymology studies indicated that the word pagoda means tomb in Thai (ธาตุเจดีย). Preoccupied with upsetting a whole nation, as with Fata Morgana, Efteling choose the Dutch word "pagode" as the ride name.
Ride length: 4 minutes
Ride capacity: 1500 passengers/ hour
Cost: €3.6 million
[ Wikipedia 01/2019 ]
Pagode 03/06/2023 16h06
High above the trees you can enjoy the surroundings of De Efteling.
Pagode
Pagoda (or "Pagode" in Dutch) is an unobtrusive variation of an observation tower in the Efteling amusement park in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and started operating in 1987.
The Pagode, developed by Intamin as a flying island, is described by Efteling as a "flying temple".
It consists of a 155 tons weighing cabin and a 225-ton hydraulic arm which pivots it from the ground up to a height of 60 metres.
The counterweight of 340 tons sinks 30 metres into the ground.
To maintain the balance of the cabin itself the weight of the 100 visitors is distributed over its two sides.
The rotating cabin has a 15 metre high pagoda on top of it.
Etymology studies indicated that the word pagoda means tomb in Thai (ธาตุเจดีย). Preoccupied with upsetting a whole nation, as with Fata Morgana, Efteling choose the Dutch word "pagode" as the ride name.
Ride length: 4 minutes
Ride capacity: 1500 passengers/ hour
Cost: €3.6 million
[ Wikipedia 01/2019 ]
Archipel 11/02/2022 11h07
On June 24, 2021, Efteling announced that the Adventure Maze would be closed.
The reason for the closure is a rethematization together with Monsieur Cannibale in the theme of Sindbad de Zeeman (Sindbad the Sailor). Together with Vogel Rok, it will thus become a cohesive theme area, improving the run-up to the future "Strookrijk" expansion area. The replacement is called Archipel and is a playground with lots of water. This opened on February 1, 2022.
The Sea Journeys of Sindbad the Sailor
Sindbad inherited all his wealth from his father who was a succesful merchant. When he ran out of money, he set out on a journey to trade overseas. Seething storms, maddening lulls, sea monsters and shipwrecks were his share. But he also encountered remarkable islands, wise women, mythical birds and a good dose of luck. Sindbad was always brave an survived his hardships. He built rafts, made friends with Kings and caliphs and always returned home richer than ever. Even though he was a wealthy mercant, he could control his desire to travel and his thirst for adventure. He sailed the world's seas seven times...
[ Text fairytale book ]
The Efteling Hotel is an iconic building located in theme park The Efteling in the Netherlands. Inspiration for this build came from the new cone shaped parts (item no. 1744) found in set 41752 Sea Rescue Plane. These orange parts are just perfect to represent the domed roofs on each of the four towers of the Efteling Hotel.
In 2023 the Efteling Hotel got a new colour scheme. The domed roofs, which have been an orange colour for more than thirty years, are now painted golden. In 2025 the ground floor will get a completely new look. Because of the current renovations I decided to build a model of the Hotel as it was instead of trying to keep up with all the changes.
Het Diorama is een miniatuurwereld, gelegen in het Marerijk in attractiepark de Efteling. Anton Pieck ontwierp deze zeer gedetailleerde wereld, die op 25 mei 1971 werd geopend ter ere van het twintigjarig bestaan van de Efteling (gerekend vanaf de opening van de speeltuin in de Efteling in 1951). Het bevindt zich in het Carrouselpaleis, naast het Waterorgel.
In een overdekte hal bevindt zich een zestig meter lange vitrine met daarin op schaal bergen, huizen, kastelen en kerken, waartussen modeltreintjes rijden, automobielen zich voortbewegen en echt water stroomt. Ook is het Spookslot in het klein te zien. Het diorama heeft een dag- en een nachtzijde. Bij hoge uitzondering maakte Märklin jarenlang speciaal voor de Efteling de Minex stoomtreintjes (schaal 0) die op de voorgrond rijden.
Aan deze volledig uit piepschuim vervaardigde attractie werkte ook Ton van de Ven mee. Hij maakte enkele schetsen, maar deze zijn niet in het Diorama gerealiseerd. Jaren later echter zouden de ideeën wel verder uitgewerkt worden in het Kastelenrijk van de attractie Droomvlucht.
In 2007 werd de attractie volledig gerenoveerd: alle rails werden vervangen, de schakelmechanismen voor de seinen zijn verwijderd en er is een zevental kleine attracties uit de 'grote' Efteling toegevoegd, waaronder Holle Bolle Gijs, het Ganzenhoedstertje en Zwaan-kleef-aan. Ook Anton Pieck heeft, zittend achter zijn schildersezel, een plekje gekregen in het Diorama.
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Photograph taken by
Jos van der Heiden (2016)
Spookslot 08/03/2022 17h07
As long as it is possible we have to enjoy the 44 year old Spookslot before it will be demolished. Never took a proper picture from the entrance and tower.
After the 2022 Summer period, the attraction from 1978 will be permanently closed and demolished. The Efteling will announce this on January 24. According to general manager Fons Jurgens, the haunted castle is due for replacement after 44 years.
"The Spookslot was, if we are very honest, perhaps ten years ago no longer of this time," he says in conversation with the Brabants Dagblad. That is why a new attraction will take its place, which will cost 25 million euros.
Efteling does not want to say anything about the attraction type yet, except that it will be a covered addition with a theoretical capacity of 1250 people per hour.
The Spookslot was the first major Efteling attraction designed by the late creative director Ton van de Ven. Later he was also at the helm of, for example, Fata Morgana (1986), het Volk van Laaf (1990), Droomvlucht (1993), Villa Volta (1996) and Vogel Rok (1998).
Spookslot
The Haunted Castle (Dutch: Spookslot) is a haunted attraction in the Efteling in the Netherlands. It was designed by Ton van de Ven and was the first attraction built outside the Fairy Tale Forest.
On July 24, 1976 the announcement on the making of the world's biggest haunted castle appeared in Brabant's daily newspaper, Het Brabants Dagblad. The article mentions that the castle would be built between the Fairy Tale Forest and the rowing and canoeing pond. This was a strategic choice, because the location of the attraction would attract visitors to the normally ‘forgotten’ southern part of the park.
The main reason for this mega-attraction was declining numbers of visitors at Efteling. Aiming for a more general public, with an attraction that didn’t depend on the weather conditions, Efteling authorized their young designer Van de Ven to start designing the ride.
Van de Ven designed the castle as a walk-through attraction and, in the style of Anton Pieck, the castle was designed to look old and decayed. It is meant to look as though it was once beautiful and majestic, but is now hahttps://www.flickr.com/photos/meteorry/unted and in ruins and somewhat romantic.
The construction took about 18 months and the castle was officially opened May 10, 1978.
On May 12 a television special was broadcast with Kate Bush singing in and around the castle. She had a big hit around the globe with "Wuthering Heights" at the time.
The waiting hall is a dimly-lit area, with several spooky items, of which an oriental ghost with a crystal looking glass is the most notable. The glass uses the pepper's ghost technique to show a beautiful woman turning into a skull. In the tower area a hairy arm stretches from the roof, holding a big chandelier. Once in a while one might have a glimpse of three horrible batlike creatures, leering down at the visitors.
Upon entering the main attraction hall, a number of scary statues and scenes prepare the audience for the main course: a look into the inner court, graveyard, and the ruins of a monastery at night. When the clock strikes twelve, a violin (also a pepper's ghost effect) starts playing the Danse Macabre of Saint-Saëns and the graveyard comes to life and a number of skeletons and ghosts are visible. One tombstone is labeled in Latin "Puella Innocenta" (innocent girl). The years on her stone (in Roman numbering) reveal that she has been living backwards in time, however it is possible that it is merely a mistake of the artist who made the stone. There is also a tombstone inside the mansion with the name "Den Hegarty", an Irish rock singer who happened to be on the radio when the stone was made. Also, it is said that the main show's appearance was influenced by the 1971 horror film "Tombs of the Blind Dead".
The maintheme of the show is a shortened version of the Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saëns. The movements of the animatronics are synchronized with the music; the violin that opens and closes the main part of the show demonstrates this. The show itself has been adapted four times. During the opening season in 1978 the show lasted about 12 minutes. Three months later it was cut back to 8 minutes. In 1987 the show was renewed and in 1989 the final version was completed.
FACTS & FIGURES:
Opening: 10/05/1978
Design: Ton van de Ven
Costs: 3.5 milion Dutch guilders (€1,588,823)
Capacity: 800 - 1000 per hour
Show time: 6.27 minutes
Source and more information:
Buikschuivers told me about this layer technic. So I have been playing around a bit with Photo-Shop and believe me this is becoming a real addiction:)
Pinokkio 03/06/2023 15h18
The side wall of the house of Geppetto in the Sprookjesbos (Fairytale Forest) in De Efteling.
A photo especially taken and uploaded for the
Pinokkio
Pinocchio is a story about a wooden doll that wants to become a real boy and gets wiser by damage and shame.
In the Efteling it is the fifth representation on the route in the Sprookjesbos, between Roodkapje and the Rode Schoentjes. Via the Soldatenpoort it is the first fairytale on the right. It opened on 24 March 2016 as the 29th fairy tale in the forest. The depiction consists of the workshop of Geppetto, the Fox and the Cat, emerging from a barrel, and a pond where Pinocchio, along with his father, can be found in the mouth of a huge monster fish. The Italian-inspired fairy tale was designed by Robert-Jaap Jansen, who previously designed Vrouw Holle, and Alessio Castellani, previously responsible for Efteling media productions and even Italian. Pinocchio was built for an amount of € 2 million on the spot where previously In the North Pole and Captain Gijs stood. The latter was moved to the Ruigrijk.
FACTS & FIGURES
Opened: 24/03/2016
Design: Robert-Jaap Jansen, Alessio Castellani
Music: René Merkelbach & Marco Kuypers
Storyteller: Alessio Castellani, Jeroen Verheij & Robert-Jaap Jansen
[ Source and more Info: Eftelpedia - Pinokkio ]