I found the site ‘An Englishman’s Guide to Efteling’ you can get written translations to the Symbolica and Villa Volta pre-shows. I followed along with them when I visited last October and this made me realise that they were even weirder than I would have ever known otherwise.
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Efteling: General Discussion
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The_bup
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Bowser
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Still going through all this but i notice they mention Danse Macabre will open on October 8th.
Rowe
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Pirana is getting some test runs and waterfall checks done and the refreshed artwork on the station building is looking decent. Though there's plenty left to be cleared off the site and I really hope they do something better with the cattle pen queue line before the ride re-opens on June 28th.
Bowser
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Ah glad this will be open for our visit! Which reminds me, how wet do you typically get on this and more importantly The Flying Dutchman? I think my son will love the latter being both a dark ride and a rollercoaster but if he gets unexpectedly soaked that might be off-putting.
evilcod
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Flying Dutchman is usually fairly dry, we went during last May's heatwave at got a spray at most.
Pirana on the other hand you often got "standard rapids" wet but part of this refurbishment is new water effects so no one will be able to answer that at the moment.
Speaking of getting soaked, we ended up taking swim shorts and towels on park with us as my kids (6 & 8) LOVED the water play area near Vogel Rok which is worth keeping in mind.
Is there any ride at Efteling that isn't just a cattle pen? Although they have some nice preshows, and Flying Dutchman has one nice queue room, everything else is just outdoor cattle pens (I guess some have a cover). Overall, I think Efteling queues are quite disappointing for the quality of the park.
Rowe
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yes, good point! And yes, I totally agree on the disappointing queue line designs for what's supposed to be a whimsical, magical themed experience.
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Any queue with an interactive whoopie cushion instrument gets my vote as a top-tier queue, cattle pen or no cattle pen!
evilcod
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Droomvlucht and Carnaval Festival are pretty basic, cant remember any others being too bad though?
And it seems to be something the park is very aware of:
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evilcod
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Have only stayed in Loonsche Land village but the cooking facilities there are fairly basic, just a hob and a combi-microwave thing that supposedly does oven cooking too but doesn't crisp anything
Biggest omission for us was that there is no toaster, apparently the combi could "grill" but it was soo slow I usually did it in a frying pan.
Yes, we stayed over New Year's in one of the 6 person cottages and it had a full kitchen with hobs, microwave and oven.
Bowser
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Is Efteling the kind of park where you can be reactive to queue times?
For example, at present most of the rides in the Baron area are 40 minutes whereas Vogel Rok and Carnival are 5 minutes. How long is the walk on average from say the entrance to Vogel Rok which seems to be the furthest point? Is it similar to perhaps AT entrance to Thirteen?
For example, at present most of the rides in the Baron area are 40 minutes whereas Vogel Rok and Carnival are 5 minutes. How long is the walk on average from say the entrance to Vogel Rok which seems to be the furthest point? Is it similar to perhaps AT entrance to Thirteen?
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So, Efteling has shared Piraña concept art featuring 2 new inescapable walls of water. Poncho, anyone?
Source: Looopings
Update! The water effects are now testing and, even with just one waterfall statue in action, we can see ponchos (or very sturdy raincoats) will definitely be required for the colder months
Rowe
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I'd personally say the Drench Factor is low, purely in ride experience terms, though there are a few hidden jets that you may want to poncho up for (and Efteling sure loves selling ponchos).