EPICA - The Ghost In Me (Danse Macabre)║REACTION!

[@2012inca]

Epica did a collaboration with the second most visited themepark in Europe called Efteling. Epica was asked by Efteling to sing the song Danse Macabre (they probably added the Ghost In Me title) for the opening of their new dark ride also called Danse Macabre. The dark ride Danse Macabre is a run down haunted monastery. It was invented by people in Efteling with a total new ride mechanism so this dark ride you will not see in other themeparks in the world. Danse Macabre was an already existing song which Epica altered a bit. Danse Macabre is a danse with the dead. That is also what the dark ride called Danse Macabre is in Efteling. It is a danse with epic music, a ride with spinning church benches and a visual display of creepy things you would see in a run dow monastery. The waiting line leads you through a cemetery with music and moving parts. At the opening of Danse Macabre the waiting line was 4 hours to get in this dark ride. People from other countries came for the opening of this dark ride and it was all over the news on tv. Efteling is one of the oldest and themeparks in the world. It has a huge fairytale forest which you can get lost in for hours, some of the best dark rides in the world and rollercoasters. It is filled with fairies, goblins, fairytales and even the ATM and garbage cans are themed. The garbage cans are depicted as funny men who suck up garbage. Kids see this as a game so kids try to find as much garbage as they can to put in the garbage sucking trashs can so the park is always clean. They have the man / puppet with the longest neck in the world called "Long Neck" and also a big statue donkey that poops golden Efteling coins. Kids also see this as game to catch those golden Efteling coins. Americans and English peope who visited Efteling have called Efteling the dark version of Disney because Efteling doesnt sugarcoat the original fairytales by the brothers Grimm like Disney does. Efteling is built in a nature reserve and is not owned by a big corporation like Disney. It is owned by a foundation that is why prices of entree, food and hotel are lower than Disney. Is Efteling only for kids !? No, it is a family themepark it has something for everyone playgrounds for children, some of the best dark rides in the world, rollercoasters and dualing rollercoasters. Efteling was built before Disney parks even existed and the dark ride Danse Macabre, Epica sang the song in front of, is one of the most expensive haunted houses (monastery) in the world. It cost 35 million euros to built it. When you ask someone from the Netherlands what should I visit besides Amsterdam most would say go to Efteling. Since Efteling is one of the oldest themeparks in the world, as said it was built before Disney parks even existed, a lot of themeparks that were built later took inspiration from Efteling. One example is the first ever Madhouse that was built in the world. Later on other themeparks copied that idea of Madhouses making them even better. A madhouse is where the room spins around you so you think you sit on the walls or the ceiling. There are lots of videos in English of people from England and the US on KZbin who vlogged about their visit to Efteling.

[@nikosnikos8184]

Efteling park ?

[@2012inca]

​@@nikosnikos8184Just search Google for Efteling it is a themepark.

[@pauloverbeeke2352]

NEW, NEW, NEW and LIVE ! EPICA - The Ghost in Me (Live at The Symphonic Synergy) With a symphony orkestra !

[@PowerfulReactions]

Wow, that's fast. Thank you

[@foxtanker4055]

Watching this premier at AFAS in Amsterdam on 19 September was awesome. 1st time ever played and she did the cackling sound there as well. Check it out live.

[@PowerfulReactions]

I believe it.🤘🏼

[@joeyc630]

They just released the live show for this song yesterday awesome 😎

[@PowerfulReactions]

Super fast, wow

[@PittDaddy]

They played this during the Symphonic Synergy Live performance with Orchestra and choirs. The concert was a couple weeks before the opening. They released the live video from that performance.

[@RodB2]

It's a pleasure to see Epica again in your reactions! Epica is getting better and better!!

[@PowerfulReactions]

For sure 👍🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@reinaldodiaz5760]

Another masterpiece!

[@cottoncatt1186]

Danse Macabre is an incredible music written by Camille Saint-Saëns in 1872. Adding Epica to it is just perfection :)

[@PowerfulReactions]

Perfection 1000%

[@ChrisEchoes]

Efteling is metal AF .... The Gathering used a bit of music from another ride on their album Nighttime Birds .... and The Gathering's Anneke van Giersbergen did the vocals for another ride @ De Efteling .... coincidentally, when Within Temptation had their big breakthrough with Ice Queen here in the Netherlands they were referred as being 'Efteling Metal' 🙂

[@ThaVinci]

Efteling has a history with our dutch valkyries, both Floor Jansen (for "de vliegende hollander") en Anneke van Giersbergen (for "de baron") already cooperated with them

[@dutchman7623]

And Kate Bush for the 'Spookslot' (Ghost Castle), her song 'Wuthering Heights' was recorded in 1978 within the attraction and made both famous instantly...

[@noneofyerbeeswax8194]

Didn’t know about Floor. I keep learning new things!👻

[@Columbasta]

@@noneofyerbeeswax8194 They did cooperate, but ppl never heard Floor. Before the opening on April 1st, 2007 - due to "legal issues" to do with music rights - they had to replace Floor's vocals with those of Martine Grünwald. The pos manager from After Forever probably had something to do with all that. For a vocal comparison: "Vergelijking zanglijnen Smokkelgang De Vliegende Hollander Efteling OST".

[@demoremda]

@@dutchman7623 cool info, did not know that

[@PowerfulReactions]

Awesome

[@jonathanratliff4780]

Please do you know I don’t mind Nightwish at all even though they’re a now wilting band they’re a good band but please don’t put them in the same name title with EPICA. Epica has always been the far darker and heavier side of symphonic metal like Fleshgod Apocalypse and Therion there is no comparison to milder cinematic NW. have a great day

[@nikosv95]

Did you seriously compare Epica with Fleshgod Apocalypse and Therion? Epica is pop music compared to Fleshgod and Therion.

[@jonathanratliff4780]

@ You’ve got to be kidding me right?

[@nikosv95]

@@jonathanratliff4780 Cristopher Johnsson, main composer of Therion, also said so. 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 : mariskalrock epica nightwish within temptation pop guitarras pasadas

[@nikosv95]

@@jonathanratliff4780 Cristopher Johnsson, main composer of Therion, also said so.

[@nikosv95]

​@@jonathanratliff4780Also, the new songs can barely be called "metal". They are more like Disney songs

[@christorn8499]

Where in gods name did NW get to your mind, they are way better than Epica imho

[@NoxAles]

They're different bands with different styles, but this particular song is kinda Nightwish. Anyway, I personally prefer Epica, by far.

[@Percy92]

I have to disagree with you on this one, I definitely prefer Epica over Nightwish.