Efteling - Our First Reaction To The Worlds Most Magical Theme Park!

Efteling: Exploring Europe's Most Enchanting Theme Park
Join us on a magical journey through Efteling, one of Europe’s most captivating theme parks nestled in the Netherlands! From whimsical rides to fairytale forests, this enchanting adventure promises thrills, wonder, and unforgettable memories.
In this vlog, we’ll:
Wander through the mystical Symbolica.
Provide Efteling Updates from around the park
In our Efteling Updates we'll take a look at Dance Macabre
Take a scenic ride on the pagode
Witness the heart-pounding moments when my 60 year old Mother Took on Baron 189
Brave the legendary Python rollercoaster.
Experience the exhilarating De Vliegende Hollander.
Explore the enchanting Het Sprookjesbos (Fairytale Forest).
Take a look at the construction of the Efteling Hotel
If you’re a fan of magical landscapes, adrenaline-pumping rides, and family fun, this Efteling vlog is a must-watch! Or you are just looking for some general Efteling Updates, then hit that thumbs-up button, leave a comment, and consider subscribing for more adventures. Don't forget to check out our other vlogs from this European adventure.
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*Efteling Official Website - www.efteling.com
EFTELING: The Dutch Disneyland?? We think it just might be, the Top 15 Rides and Attractions at Efteling are some of the best in the world and certainly make Efteling a huge competitor for Disneyland. Much like Phantasialand we tried to complete an Efteling Vlog October 2023 but this didn't work out so we returned to the Dutch Disneyland so we could provide our best Efteling Review | Amazing Fairytale Theme Park in Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands it certainly is. We also got to visit the construction site and see that the amazing DANCE MACABRE Is Almost READY At Efteling!
What Makes Efteling SO Special? Join us and find out
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[@Judventures]

Welcome anyone visiting for the Premier. The big question after visiting Efteling is... Is Efteling More Magical Than Disneyland?

[@edogrol7482]

How do you measure that? That's always an opinion. But I do know that Efteling is better maintained and has better food. The staff is also much friendlier and more helpful. For me, Efteling wins!

[@Judventures]

@@edogrol7482 It's definitely not something that can be measured normally, but based on the overall guest experience we'd have to say Efteling too. Great accessibility, well maintained and clean park, diverse attractions, great food and they do it all for a substantially lower price point than Disney 👍🏻

[@harmvaneijken2908]

U realy went in a bad time in efteling history.. the whole park is being rebuild and renovated right now

[@Judventures]

@@harmvaneijken2908 even so we thought it was amazing, we can't wait to see what the future holds when all the construction is complete 🙏

[@geraldvanzanten4797]

You been there last week? Cause the castle of sleeping beaty has re opened last week.

[@hazelpatchett4196]

By far the best park of all three we went to, definitely need more than one day to see and do everything in. I would definitely go there again.

[@Levi2010X]

Yeah i have a subscription and i go there like every 1-2 weeks and i still see new things to this day.

[@Judventures]

That's sounds fantastic, we'd love to be able to visit every week 🙏😁

[@inot2008]

@@Levi2010X Bro I'm jealous, I love the Efteling, but me and my family go about once in every two years (also we have to sit in the car for about 1 and a half hour), and everytime the Pagode is being worked on haha. Overall I wish we could go more frequently.

[@gofasterrob8857]

when you imagine that many of the fairy tales you have filmed are over 70 years old, and realize how many generations before Darren have run up the sleeping beauty stairs and into the mushroom houses. That's also magical. Nice repotage.

[@Judventures]

It certainly is magical 🙏

[@robdendunnen9264]

You like dark rides and you actually missed the best one in the Efteling “Droomvlucht”, I like the others too but “Droomvlucht” is just the best.

[@Judventures]

We missed a fair bit due to only being there for the 1 day, but... Its a great excuse to go back 😁

[@corefamilyadventures]

We loved our visit to Efteling ❤ like yourselves we hope to go back later this year and have 2-3 days there to get everything done. We really felt like we had been transported to another world 🧚‍♀️

[@Judventures]

It's moved rather quickly up into our Top 3 parks 🙏

[@TheFlush1980]

Nice to see a viewpoint from someone with a disability at Efteling!

[@Judventures]

Thanks, it was such an accessible park, highly recommended for guests with both physical and hidden disabilities

[@FroukjeHenstra]

Did you miss Droomvlucht? That is my favorite darkride! There is also a dark coaster, VogelRok

[@Judventures]

My son managed to go on both, but we missed these unfortunately. But that gives us a great reason to return 😁🙏

[@jasondelmaitre2838]

Nice parc. After Europapark and Phantasialand my third favorite parc in Europe.

[@Judventures]

It's an amazing park 👏

[@Geertmans]

Tip for next time you go: in baron you can ask for a ticket to experience the Amazing queue and storytelling without having to ride the coaster. Amazing review btw keep it up man ❤

[@Judventures]

Thanks I appreciate it 🙏 and thanks for the info, I'll remember that for when we go back 👍🏻

[@toaojjc]

Next time don't skip Droomvlucht and Villa Volta. You will love those.

[@Judventures]

Thanks, my little boy did both with his Nan whilst we were looking at Dance Macabre, but we'll defo go on ourselves next time 🙏

[@urbandiscount]

Lunch tip (even if the temperature is ok, but it's raining) get something from the toko at the Pagoda and have lunch on a gondoletta. You get to see great areas of the park and it's covered.

[@Judventures]

@@urbandiscount thanks, I'll remember that for when we return 🙏

[@gammaraider]

I'm so happy you loved Fata Morgana. It's one of the older rides and it means a lot to me, having first visited it 30 years ago. I feel it is often underrated. Wonderful video all round!

[@Judventures]

100% love it, we preferred Symbolica but Fata Morgana came a very very close second and that's high praise indeed. Can't wait to experience it again 🙏

[@mrscoastercapturer8667]

Another stunning park!! And another brilliant vlog from Yorkshires finest!! Highlight of this one HAS to be " were going into his nuts, getting Tbagged" 😂😂 howling!! I love a good dark ride and wow!! Symbolica looks soo magical!! Definitely abit of me that!

[@Judventures]

Thank you 🙏 I very much enjoyed doing this one, trying to be myself a little more on camera and it just made it a lot more fun to Vlog 💪🏻😁

[@edogrol7482]

Wow! That gyro-cam at the corkscrew of Python was amazing! Never seen it like this way. Great job!

[@Judventures]

Thanks, we loved the way it turned out too 🙏

[@urbandiscount]

@@Judventures great on ride footage. Of B1898 too

[@Judventures]

@@urbandiscount thanks 🙏 the Insta 360 x3 can capture some really unique on ride footage 👍🏻

[@ThrillsandFood]

Great vlog guys, such a beautiful place, and those kebabs are amazing 🤤

[@Judventures]

Thanks guys, that means a lot 🙏 and yes, those Kebabs are amazing, I don't care if it was like 10:30 in the morning 😂

[@AdrievanZuidam]

Wat ontzettend slecht vertaald naar het Nederlands.

[@Judventures]

My apologies, we don't do the translation ourselves 🙏

[@milasaurusrex3184]

Great vlog! Loved to see your family in my favourite park ever!!

[@Judventures]

Thank you, we really appreciate that 🙏🤗

[@captainchaos3667]

Efteling is definitely a two-day (at least) park.

[@Judventures]

100%. The next time we go back we'll be spending a couple of days to properly appreciate the park

[@captainchaos3667]

@@Judventures Also if at all possible you should try to get to see Aquanura in the dark; it's much more awesome with the light show.

[@WhisperSDI]

oh you got the coffee at the wrong place for sure!!! there is a coffeestand near symbolica that is 100 times better

[@Judventures]

@@WhisperSDI I LOVED Efteling but boy was that a bad coffee 😁 I shall remember your advice for when we return 🙏☕

[@WhisperSDI]

Also next time you go back there at the exit of Python ask for a Python diploma for Darren. They have them at the little photobooth he will love that!

[@Judventures]

@@WhisperSDI We got one, I just forgot to film it 🙏, but that's a great bit of advice 👍🏻

[@WhisperSDI]

@@Judventures there is also a sticker to collect at George and the dragon ride, the pins you can get from the little blacksmith there is also the goose with the golden eggs and mini figures inside the little golden eggs you can get that are all fun for kids to get as well as the chocolate eggs which are devine!

[@johnsade872]

Can I borrow Nan for a day out at Europa park, she looks like great fun company. Btw, did i mention I know where the cocktailbar is found?. Really nice vlog of my home park, gonna sbscribe.😀

[@Judventures]

😂 Don't tempt her, she'll be on a plane in no time 👍🏻

[@QDude24]

Hyperspace also inverts multiple times

[@PidgeyFan]

Beautiful family! I enjoyed seeing you guys enjoying this Dutch park.

[@Judventures]

@@PidgeyFan what an incredibly lovely thing to say, thank you so much 🙏

[@YvonneKool]

for your next time visit. Did you know you can ask for a Phyton diploma after the ride. At the photoplace they give out diplomaś. official for kids that go for their first time phyton. I guess your son will like it., even though it will be his second time

[@Judventures]

@@YvonneKool thanks for sharing the tip, we didn't pop it in the Vlog but he did actually get one. It has pride of place on his bedroom wall 🙏😁

[@lordgandalf22]

It's just the tunnel to the hotel if I'm correct and maybe the entrance for hotel guests? It's still not 100% clear

[@Judventures]

Thanks for that, we were confused as to what it could possibly be 👍🏻

[@arturobianco848]

I'm glad you enjoyed me homepark. And yes it really is a couple of days days park if you want to do it properly in a relaxing way. Come back when the building is over cause its a bit of a mess right now.

[@Judventures]

We loved it. We’re seriously considering purchasing annual passes so we can come back multiple times per year 🙏🏻

[@arturobianco848]

@@Judventures They do offer great value if you came over for a couple of days. You also get a free day at blackpool, tripsdrill, Europapark (you need to pick up voucher at efteling for europapark) and a couple more.

[@shadyltd20041974]

When you come back, stay in one of the themed rooms in the hotel.

[@Judventures]

We'd love to 🙏 we're looking at coming back when the Grand Hotel is opened to try some of the rooms there too 👍🏻☺️

[@shadyltd20041974]

The “old” hotel has great rooms. We stay there every year. It’s also next to park.

[@lordgandalf22]

the hole in the parking area is for the new hotel not a water way

[@Judventures]

Do you know what part of the hotel will this be? It seems a bit far away from the main construction to be for the building itself?

[@lordgandalf22]

@@Judventures the area that's sand will be parking for the hotel and the hole will be the way guests go to the hotel if I'm correct. But it's all still unclear how it will look atm.

[@erikvermolen8371]

@@Judventures that slope is going to be a small cartunnel to the hotel parking, under the central walkway that leads up to that great entrance.

[@Judventures]

@@erikvermolen8371 brilliant, thanks for clearing that up for us 🙏

[@PendelSteven]

11:53 Not quite. Althouigh spelled in older Dutch, as most things in the Efteling, Huyverwoud is spelled Huiverwoud in current Dutch. So, open google translate, put in on Dutch to English, put in Huiverwoud, ignore "do you mean Huyverwoud?" (....) and you don't only get the right pronounciation, but the translation as well. Spoilers: Shivering Forest. And Huiverwoud Forest would be Shivering Forest Forest. So erm.

[@PendelSteven]

In fact, let's split up Huiverwoud. Huiver -> hiver -> shiver. Woud -> Wald. Which is German for forest. Sorted.

[@Judventures]

Thanks for the info 🙏

[@mvdh877]

0:26 why does everyone always say about the efteling the dutch disney efteling is not at all comparable to disney efteling is hundreds of times better than disney

[@Judventures]

That's a subjective opinion. The reason it's always compared is because the vast majority of theme parks rely on thrills to bring in the customers. Both Efteling and Disney prefer to use their own forms of "Magic" rather than thrills which brings about the comparisons 👍🏻

[@mvdh877]

0:43 one of the oldest?? efteling is the oldest themepark in the world

[@Judventures]

Efteling opened in 1952. Blackpool Pleasure Beach was around in 1896 and Cedar Point got it's first rollercoaster in 1892!

[@OneMagicalMoment]

Please dont compare the Efteling to Disney. It has nothing to do with each other and Disney actually copied a lot of things from the Efteling. Great to see you guys enjoyed yourself! ❤

[@Judventures]

Sometimes we can't help draw comparisons, especially to two parks which bring such different aspects of Magic to life. We had a great time thank you 🤗🙏

[@myrel543]

Really??