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Efteling: General Discussion

Looopings have stated that Baron is set to open on Wednesday July 1st:
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Seven and a half weeks. Then we can first take a ride in Baron 1898 Efteling's newest attraction. The spectacular vrijevalachtbaan is currently scheduled to open on Wednesday, July 1st, 2015, report different sources Looopings.

That is exactly five years after George and the Dragon wooden coaster was inaugurated. In the days given for the official opening Efteling staff, journalists, guests and award winners a foretaste of the Baron. Efteling has the exact opening date of the dive coaster always kept secret until now. Did mention a poster on a German tourism fair in March 1898 already that Baron would be open "from July 2015" . "We naturally strive for an opening in the early summer" , responded a spokeswoman at the time. The next few weeks are used for making test runs, the adjustment of the track and the programming of the show effects in the station building. They want at all costs to prevent the attraction is not yet completely finished as the first visitors step inside. The first ride took place last Friday. Also this weekend there is plenty tested. Many workers do not celebrate Mother's Day, even on Sundays the train flew several times through the course.
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Also, here is a good photo showing the ride vehicles, parks are fairly limited with what they can do with them it seems:

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I don't think it's just an illusion. It does seem to go through the inversions quicker than other dive machines. I think this coaster could be better than what's generally expected.
 
It's nice to see a Park outside the Disney Parks take the theme and experience so seriously. Baron wouldn't look out of place at a Disney Park and I think that's a point other parks should aim to follow. I'm looking forward to see the interior and what effects the indoor scenes include.
 
Other parks do aim for similar.

Rides such as Black Mamba, Fluch von Novgorod and Wodan are all in this kind of league.

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Whilst it's not Baron news, I thought this article from Looopings would be worth sharing anyway!

Efteling has the most irritating music world at home. Find that the listeners of Radio 10. The station appealed to vote for the "greatest of all time earwig. The famous melody from attraction Carnival Festival finished in first place.

"You know ... the one song that sticks in your head!" , writes the station over the Toon Hermans and Ruud Bos invented tune. Forest (79) says he is honored with the award. "This kind of music does not normally focus on the radio. Glad it does happen."

Professor Remco Veltkamp, who does research on interactions between music and users, is surprised the choice of the public. "Surprisingly, for there is no song in it."He suspects that Carnival Festival mainly won because of the endless repetition.Places two and three are for "Mahna Mahna" from The Muppets and "Popcorn" by Hot Butter. On the fourth place is a different theme song back: Disney's "It's a Small World." The eponymous Disney attraction was in many ways the inspiration for Carnival Festival.
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The latest Making of Baron video:



Sounds like the music is going to be fantastic!

Also I hadn't noticed until now the little details on the ride vehicles. This must be the only B&M where the hand bars on the OTSRs are detailed rather than just plain silver metal!

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One of the many things, imho, Efteling excel at is the music quality on rides, and throughout the whole park. But having visited five times last year I could be accused of bias. But I'm a believer in quality over quantity, a theme park should be a complete immersive experience just like the 1930s 'Dream Palace' cinemas aimed to be.

And the icing on the cake is the 'extra mile' that Efteling seem to go with theming, it looks as if this ride will be no exception.

Anyway, very excited that this is on the verge of opening, and I hope to get there later this year.
 
I make no secret of the fact that I'm not much of a fan of Efteling, or perhaps it's actually the concept of parks where the actual ride experiences are so heavily overshadowed by park and ride presentation that I'm not keen on rather than the place itself. Nevertheless, I do admire the effort that they go to with theming and especially music, and by combining that with B&M hardware and an industrial revolution-era theme they've built something that I'm really looking forward to riding. That clip of the ride theme sounds great as I'd expected; I'd really like it if they got a music book made for the carousel's organ to play it!
 
I don't like that music much. It's too frivolously chipper and oom-pah-pah - sounds a bit silly. I was hoping for something a bit more serious, like DVH's score.
 
I can understand that, but remember that this Hoogmoed bloke is meant to have a greatly over-inflated opinion of himself and his achievements as 'The Mining Baron'. I presume the music is supposed to reflect this.
 
Sounds like quality, melodically complex music. Really good stuff.

Also, I love how long it takes to say 1898 in Dutch! :p
 
My favourite thing about this entire ride is the pronunciation of Baron 1898 in Dutch by the chap in the Making Of videos. Quite a name!

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Cheese said:
That clip of the ride theme sounds great as I'd expected; I'd really like it if they got a music book made for the carousel's organ to play it!
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I've often thought the Efteling's various musical themes ought to be played on the three carousel organs there, rather than the random repertoire they have. I know that the Harem Theme from Fata Morgana has been arranged for mechanical organ, along with one other, I forget which.
Oh, and of course Monsieur Cannibale, as an old 'standard' has been done.

But yep, agree that Baron should be!
 
From Efteling's Facebook page:

"Cool! Jacques Vriens wrote the adventure story about Baron 1898: D. The book is published in September!"

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This just gets better!

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I would learn Dutch just to be able to appreciate that magnificent-looking publication. I need to visit this park at some point soon, it's just so beautiful.
 
Efteling have released another video, this time showing the themeing and inside of he station. The ride really does look amazing and you could easily think you are at a mine rather than a theme park.



It also shows that were is a single rider line as well as a normal line.
 
Today is media day, and we have a full POV:



A ride of sheer beauty. Seems to carry good pace throughout its short journey also.

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