Going to A Fairytale Theme Park in the Netherlands | The Efteling

We went to the Efteling, a Dutch Fairytale themed park! All of us hadn't gone before, so it was really exciting to see all the rides for the first time. Watch as we get super tripped out in Villa Volta, are in awe of the Droomvlucht and are super excited for de Vliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman)! Thank you Efteling!! We had an amazing day and will definitely be back.
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0:00 Intro
0:48 We're there!
1:22 Sprookjesbos (Fairytale Woods)
02:58 Droomvlucht (Dream flight)
04:21 Villa Volta
06:06 Holle Bolle Gijs
07:47 Symbolica
09:13 Pirana Wildwaterbaan
09:58 Food at the Park
10:43 Flying Dutchman (Vliegende Hollander)
11:44 More at the park
12:31 Talking Tree
13:44 Outro
14:35 David getting hurt

[@joseffatrip]

Thank you Efteling!! What's your favorite ride? :D

[@dougdimmadome8986]

Het Spookslot

[@LeftLeftRightRight16]

Vliegende Hollander easily

[@estherkeizer6080]

Droomvlucht

[@marceltheultimate8577]

De Baron!

[@ricardodisveld6996]

@@dougdimmadome8986 Absoluut mijjn favoriet ook!! Maar helaas definitief gesloten. ZO jammer! Het Spookslot was voor mij de Efteling!

[@thedutchest]

David trying his very best to speak all the Dutch he can, manages to order kibbling in perfect Dutch, the lady behind the counter: "Jaenwiltudanalleendekibbelingofmetaardappelpartjeserbij?" David: o.0'

[@joseffatrip]

LOL!

[@90davidharris]

Hahaha!!!

[@torrawel]

Brabo's!!! 😂

[@maritvangalen3599]

It’s fun because I am dutch so I can understand everything

[@ffortissimo]

I thought she was very attentive towards David. She talked slowly, articulated nice and with open mouth. She won't talk like that to Dutchies :)

[@zeroxavion]

David order the kibbeling was so sweet, You could tell he tried his hardest to do it all in Dutch, and he did so amazingly well!

[@leoniekoning1005]

I always love to see people respond to the Droomvlucht because my grandfather has worked on the robotics behind the characters and their movements etc. Same for the Carnaval ride.

[@CPTGoofy]

i might be a bit biased as a dutchman but this is one of the greatest theme parks in the world. They got some unique rides

[@Lily_and_River]

Love your attitude David, both in learning Dutch and how you went into this park. Some Americans compare it to Disney too much and don't enjoy it as much as you did. This video portrays the Efteling experience very well, thank you both!

[@hannekezijlmans6578]

The thing I love the most about Villa Volta (the haunted house) is sitting opposite to foreigners and seeing the terror in their faces when they think they're about to go upside down. 🤣🤣🤣 A little trick if you get motion sickness: Focus on the two big mirrors on the side, they are stationary. 😇

[@merel26]

Thank you guys for taking the time to take a picture with me. I hope that the VIP tickets I gave to you made your day even more enjoyable!

[@joseffatrip]

Are you kidding? That made our DAY! So awesome. I wasn't sure if I could put it in the vlog, hence why it's not in there. But we loved it haha. And we enjoyed meeting you!

[@nelisconcarde]

What kind of extra's do get from VIP tickets?:)

[@davey9070]

@@nelisconcarde 1 wachtrij skippen

[@WesselMerkx]

@@nelisconcarde with a vip ticket you and 1 friend get to enter the rollercoaster from the exit.

[@cavanveldhuizen]

@@WesselMerkx you know thats basicly also what a vaseletijd pass is, but that is if you have a sultan illness

[@BommeltjeNL]

David gets me every time with his "Doeiiiiii" 😂 Your Dutch is getting better and better. If you can order 'kibbeling' you're almost there 😅

[@goseeex]

It's so cute to see David really trying to speak Dutch! Just keep practising, it's really brave to go out of your comfortzone :)

[@computerfan1079]

How on earth have you not been to the Efteling as a dutchie 😆. I've been there a lot since I live nearby so its fun to see how people see the park with new eyes

[@pencilsandstories]

I also never went to the Efteling as a kid, it’s a very far drive (esp with kids in the car) if your live in the north. We went to Walibi Flevo / Six Flags / hoe het ook maar heet tegenwoordig. It was very fun for my friends when I finally went because they had seen it tons of times already and I was like 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 constantly.

[@bastiaan4129]

In the North and East of the Netherlands it's not that common for people to have visited the Efteling, it's quite far away and super expensive.

[@BARUtubbig]

@@bastiaan4129 everyone I know from the east here had been to Efteling. Fun fact, 95% of Dutch people have been there once

[@mens7840]

Nog nooit geweest

[@zinazina6367]

Probably because it is SO expensive.....I love love love the Efteling, but with a family of 5 its really a lot of money. I totally understand why, because the park is beautiful and very clean, everything is so awesome there!

[@fergusgraem3625]

The details is what makes the efteling so great. There is something to see everywhere, music is coming from all spots. Even the trash cans are made with creativity.

[@Widdekuu91]

David: "Let's find more to throw away!" Me: "Ahaaahh..he's under the Papierhier-spell! Like the rest of us..

[@ffortissimo]

Paper? Leaves you mean ;)

[@Widdekuu91]

@@ffortissimo Once you´re under the spell, _anything_ will suffice. Twigs, napkins, treebark, or your own hand that you stab down his throat. Anything for the 'Dankuwel.'

[@sonja4820]

I can’t believe you had never been to Efteling before 😮 I’m from Belgium and have been there several times, so I guess I kind of assumed all Dutch people must’ve been there at some point 😅 I wish my American husband would put the same effort into learning some Dutch like David has, chapeau 👍🏻

[@BartHofmans]

I think Friesland is farther away from Efteling than Belgium though, so then it makes sense 😁

[@sonja4820]

@@BartHofmans yes haha, I forget how big the Netherlands is sometimes 😅

[@BartHofmans]

@@sonja4820 hahah so big yet still so small

[@andrevandervlies5700]

@@sonja4820 Belgium is bigger than you think as well. I mean, I've been in Andorra. Had I blinked I would have missed it!

[@Caroline-us1hn]

I have such good memories of the Efteling... We didn't go that often, but when we did it was always a lot of fun. When we were young we just went to the fairytale forest and were completely tired out after that and when we were older went to more places... Interesting fact: the Efteling was actually an inspiration for Walt Disney.

[@disneyanddaysout]

We have booked The Efteling for August and CANNOT WAIT to get to go, it looks amazing! 😍

[@margreetknol5817]

Leuk om te zien ! ik woon al mijn hele leven in Nederland en ben nog nooit in de Efteling geweest. Dit filmpje heeft toch mijn mening veranderd dat ik het ook nooit hoefde te zien .

[@apveening]

Toch een keer doen, is een aanrader, ook voor volwassenen zonder kinderen.

[@PND-ye3hq]

Seeing this, I felt both really excited and also about to cry. :") Excited, because I already know these rides well as a Dutchie, so I knew what was coming, and it also felt like reliving them again with you. About to cry, because it brought back all kinds of fond memories from my youth, going to the Efteling with my buddies and exploring every corner of the enormous park. My favorite time was when I went there in the winter, and the whole park was covered in a layer of snow. We ran around and threw snowballs at each other, and then warmed up with some hot 'poffertjes' (mini pancakes). Too bad you don't really see that type of scenery anymore... Anyway, thanks for sharing your trip, I'm glad you had fun!

[@supergizmo]

Wow. The Efteling is the best ever. I grew up going to the Efteling and now I'm 32 years old I still go each year in summer and winter with my friends it has become a tradition. I love how you tried to speak Dutch.

[@MrMarinus18]

7:22 Before that safe was actually a giant sofa. It is a pun cause in Dutch a sofa and a bank is the same word. They changed it to a safe mostly so that foreigners would understand.

[@Linda-hs1lk]

The 'sprookjesbos' (fairy tale forest) is the oldest part of the Efteling. I'm 61 now but when I was in school as a young kid there wasn't a greater joy than going to the Efteling on a day out. That was IT!! Haven't been there for a long time though. I should go again.

[@Mokum1961]

Same here.

[@jackrusselclan]

David je spreekt al goed verstaanbaar Nederlands ,my compliments 👍🏻👍🏻

[@user-ki7ux9mz6l]

David ordering kibbeling in Dutch is something I'm absolutely here for. Always good to see your uploads joseffa!

[@ym5891]

I haven't been to this park in many years. I do remember having the exact same reaction to the Dreamflight suddenly going faster during the circling down. It's very unexpected.

[@svenjansen2134]

De Efteling is a national treasure for the Netherlands.

[@casmoonen3665]

It's beautiful to see what the efteling looks like for people who have never been in the Efteling. I have a year ticket so it was really fun te watch. Love! :)

[@stevanoutdoor]

Just happy you had a great time. I think it's still the best theme park in the world. That 'Bolle Jan' saying 'papier hier' has been there since I was a kid (I'm 59 now) and was actually a very early view on not littering and even recycling as in make it fun to throw your trash in the appropriate place. With all the great things to do and experience there my favorite is still the King Troll in the tree in the fairy tail forest. If you step on the stone the Troll King starts talking but nobody understands what he's saying but are still listening. Keep in mind that this Troll King has been around way before any movie about trolls were made. So I think The Efteling has been an inspiration for so many people but most important for kids fantasy. But aren't we all still kids?

[@LindaNeijts]

I myself go here very often! My favorite ride is probably Dream Flight or The Flying Dutchman!! I loved to see you guys have so much fun!😂

[@Flakecorns796]

David ordering Kibbeling “met extra kruiden” had me bursting out laughing. So relatable if you’re Dutch

[@MoonRaven84]

So nice I live 10 minutes walk from it and have a subscription for at least 20 years. I used to go there once a week now once a month. Love it.

[@andrevandervlies5700]

Nice video, guys! I'm glad you had a good time. Bonus point for not mentioning/comparing to Disney Land at all.

[@Gremlynnie]

well, its cause its the opposite, it existed before disney :)

[@MrWill070]

David your a lucky guy to end up with this Dutch princess hope you get the hang of Dutch soon brother.

[@fujiancen]

Alright now David, go get your kibbeling!!👏💛 Love y'all :))

[@xoxo3896]

Haha him reacting to the boobs is such a tell he is american. A dutch/european person would never react that way 😂 it’s good to not hide that stuff. Glad you liked the efteling!

[@WednesdayAddams90]

What you had in duinrel, i had in the winter efteling. First and last time I went to the efteling haha. It was also freezing wich made it even worse. We where there the whole day and had the time to go in only 3 ride´s and I only liked one of those 3😅. Most things where closed and we took the whole day waiting in lines for those 3 rides. I think it´s awesome that David talks Dutch to complete strangers there. I´m always to afraid to talk in another language, so I let others take the word😅

[@Hoontjeshowto]

How nice to see the Efteling in this way. Your enthousiasm both was very nice to see. And David is actually talking very good in Dutch! Only to be met with the Brabantse accent" and still kinda keeping it together and get what he ordered! Nice!

[@tigress345]

Awwwh you're in the Netherlands :). Welcome home ❤🇳🇱

[@yula3723]

Have you seen "De Indische waterlelies", "Assepoester" en "Meisje met de zwavelstokjes"? Those are "walk in" fairytales in the fairytale forest with music and poppets to tell the story... Hope you did! Love those kind of fairytale tellings are my favorite in the Efteling and real classics :). Great video!!💖💖

[@AxanaC]

Davids dutch is getting this good that even the girl with the kibbeling thought he was dutch😄 Good job David!!! 🎉

[@Android-bd8ft]

iam soooooo impressed wit David his Dutch! Never give up , You are doing awesome.Gewoon doorgaan maatje trots op jou.

[@Brabant076]

7:00 HAHAHAHA the toe gang, how did i never came up with this myself it's so funny

[@mhoogland-holterman5322]

nice video guys , when you go to the efteling again you should come here somewhere in november than there is the winter efteling than the park is open longer so the water show aquanura at the end of the day is in the dark en then there is light during the show that you surely will appreciate... i think ....have fun in the Netherlands bye bye

[@Nicole91093]

It's so cute how David orders in dutch haha

[@SuAva]

So proud of David ordering kibbeling!

[@MirjamCanada16]

Loved this video so much!!! As much as I am so impressed by David’s dutch & am aware he’s doing so well, still love the ✨sproekjesboem✨ and ✨toe gang✨ hahaha he is hilarious and you both seem like such awesome people!!!

[@ALEXKAUTZ]

Love this Joseffa ❤ I feel like I was there the quality of the camera is so good 👏 and the editing so clean too 🧼 💯

[@joseffatrip]

Thank you Alex!!

[@ALEXKAUTZ]

@@joseffatrip my pleasure! ❤️‍🔥

[@NonaHarukaa]

Yeeey I have been waiting on a video like this about the Efteling! So nice that you guys where visiting that park 😄 I loved all the reactions! So hyped up!

[@_nxtalie_]

David ordering in dutch was so wholesome

[@TTHBLOX_]

YES you made it!! Tjis is going in my "buitelanders in de efteling" playlist. Love seeing these

[@femkevanwageningen6068]

Niceeee is your playlist public?

[@TTHBLOX_]

@@femkevanwageningen6068 kzbin.info/aero/PLe9-9ZM0Sp_mxecds4B8PRZf7XkrghVpR Er zitten ook videos van toverland en andere nederlanse dingen in

[@femkevanwageningen6068]

@@TTHBLOX_ eyyy, thank you!

[@MarijnvdSterre]

I haven't been there in ages! Fun video, nice to see you guys enjoying yourselves there. :D

[@HIgh_Iam_Baked]

So good to see y’all having fun in the Efteling ❤️‍🔥

[@newworldastrology1102]

Nice touch seeing the map too, always wondered about this place thanks very much!

[@Valentina-km1hz]

I have never seen your videos before. Such good edits 👌🏻

[@SullyEyevie]

If you go on a quiet day you can see everything. We went on a day the weather was going to be rain, rain and rain. We got sun, 22 degrees celcius and an average 5 min waiting time.

[@Gallienkrueger1]

David, look at you ordering kibbeling! I'm impressed, well done. :)

[@Jona-sr4ih]

Het is leuk om jullie te zien!

[@Confuzer]

Even for Dutch people this park is creating memories and a little bit of magic in their lives. Read about Anton Pieck he is the artist behind it all, and I still like the train Diorama he created. It brings back so much childhood memories. You missed most of the park, go back on an off season day or stay the whole weekend in the hotel :)

[@77Marlous]

Ik vind het altijd zo leuk om, als ik in de Efteling ben, te kijken naar mensen die nog nooit in Villa Volta zijn geweest. Dit was net zo leuk.

[@nelisconcarde]

Ja. Villa Volta wordt altijd overgeslagen of ondergewaardeerd. Heerlijk om mensen hun verbazing te zien altijd

[@EftelClaudje]

Wat fijn dat jullie zo hebben genoten van de Efteling! En David die in het Nederlands kibbeling besteld👌🏼

[@remcobeldman1741]

david his dutch is getting pretty good love to see that

[@Belfastchild1974]

Loved this video, and that you had not been to the efteling before, even though it's kind of shocking, made it extra nice to also see your reaction

[@yvontilmans5954]

Omg je bent serieus nooit naar de efteling geweest?! Hahaha ik moest zo lachen om holle bolle gijs en villa volta! Super leuke video! Groetjes

[@TheJansenJournal]

I loved going here as a kid, and still do!

[@BommeltjeNL]

When you enter Villa Volta, you should bring a little string to see that you're not upside down. I really think that's still the best attraction 👍

[@ouwhoeren]

Just watch the hair of the people opposite of you.

[@ploggennl]

Nice video guys, you got that efteling feeling in there. Nice to see my son and me in there in the Piranha. 🥰😃

[@ricokramer7716]

wow the Efteling has changed a lot since i was there last time, it's so cool..!!! good to see you guys had so much fun, and nice job on ordering those "kibbeling" david, your dutch gets better and better ;)

[@tmaria5833]

Ugh this brings back to many memories 🥺 the Efteling was my favorite place to go when I lived there. I hope to take my daughter one day 🥹❤️

[@Kimo0tJJ]

Ohwmygosh the kibbeling bit was adorable. Your pronunciation is actually really good, David! You're doing great! 👍 ps: GAHD I miss the Efteling so much T_T Used to go there ALOT as a kid. It's become so expensive tho... So sad. And everything is changing ... So sad... ahwell. Still REALLY love to go there.

[@GothCookie]

Best thing about the Efteling: they have smell engineers and they sneakily dust smells into the air to enhance the experience. You can even buy the different smells for your home

[@quivercat6911]

Last time I went to symbolica it had 3 hours waiting time around FIRST opening, glad it was better!

[@nin3731]

omg i can't believe you haven't been to the efteling before, feels like my entire childhood. so glad you guys got to experience it for the first time all together tho !! that's so sick :D

[@adventureswithJacqui]

This park has been on my bucket list for a long time, hopefully going next year for my birthday! If I can save up that is!

[@eunagh]

Yay, the Efteling video is up!! Been waiting forever.

[@jurrione]

The Efteling is cool. I went there a few weeks ago. And I was under the impression that everybody has been there at least once in the last 70 years. But I think that I remember you are from Friesland. And that is a long journey with a bus on schoolreisje. But it was cool to see you have fun there. It is a great park with cool rides. Villa Volta is crazy. I did not go this time because we had a friend in a wheelchair. And some rides are closed to rollers for obvious safety reasons. But we had a great day with 2 rides on Baron 1898 and 3 rides on Joris en de Draak in a row. That shook me up enough not to mind that the Villa was closed for our friend. That wooden coaster give you enough speed, rattle and rumble that Villa Volta would completly make me go mad. We also did Vogelrok. Some love it, some hate it. I hate it. Or not hate, but passing by is not a problem. Anyways, I guess that there will be a video of a second visit. Because you realised that you missed alot.

[@ninahenrica992]

Omg the Efteling is my favorite them park!! I love that you took David there!!

[@Ins0mnia365]

you guys are so happy! Love to see it, and his dutch is so cute :D

[@Loesters]

"Im little red riding hood and i go into the forest". End of story. 🤣🤣. Omg Joseffa, you are so natural funny. And you lifted a entire band as well. Kudoos meid. Echt!! 🤣🤣🧚‍♀️

[@Cloudy_4x]

Bro you had me dead at ingang and toegang gang gang😭😂 As a Dutch person I've never read it like that, now I can't unsee it!

[@somedutchguy2062]

Thanks. For me it's nostalgia.

[@morrisfalker2773]

Bedankt voor deze geweldige video.

[@Lamsednav]

great review and super funny!

[@ilsekuiper01]

Hi,loved the video. You should all come in July or August. Then they have summer Efteling. Every square is entertainment. And the parc is open till midnight. Really cool. You also missen Aquanura! The watershow. Really beautiful

[@elin759]

wow, David did so good when ordering kibbeling!

[@Jellybeat90]

you can buy a wand at the entrance. and interact with objects in the park making them move ect. the treasure chest with the big key infront is one of them :)

[@arev]

I work at Symbolica, too bad I wasn't there when you were! Happy to see you enjoyed the Efteling!

[@ronaldvanrijswijk6915]

Yeah the video back on again. Great video ☺️👍🏽😉

[@k1ngofpayne991]

Always enjoyable to see a efteling video. next time go in august though then they got like special light shows if i recall correctly

[@user-eu1rh2nm8j]

Efteling is the best thing ever!!!

[@WickedGamerCollector]

Really awesome video and yeah you can better sleep in the Efteling hotel and make it 2 or 3 days to see everything 😳

[@cryosgurl]

love seeing him talk english! keep er going you're doing great!

[@tabletaccount6152]

I just really like the fact that he tried his best (and also did it pretty good) to speak Dutch even tho alot of ducht people can understand and speak English. Good job👍

[@ChristinaDykstra]

The videos are great! We need more 😉

[@ycrep1993]

Every time I see one of these video's of people experiencing it for the first time I know again why I have an annual subscription to the park even tho I live 4h away

[@xSCHEF]

4 hours??

[@ycrep1993]

@@xSCHEF Public transport ;)

[@katiewonder1525]

This is amazing, as a dutch person it’s so funny to see you guys. Holle bolle Gijs is indeed a fun trash can 🤣. I just love this and how you try to speak Dutch WHICH YOU DO PRETTY GOOD THO- . Great video love it!!!❤

[@prive7469]

"Lets find more to throw away" ik toen als kind en nu als volwassene blijf er ook dingen ingooien hahaha. Maar er is nog zoveeel meer te zien en te beleven in de efteling, fata morgana!! Enz enz. Hopelijk gaan jullie weer terug!

[@bibilindeboom]

I love the efteling!!!! And this video 😂❤❤

[@AlexSeesing]

You taught David well with the kibbeling. He did it!

[@privatename6777]

I have a subscription to the efteling, and i go every 2 weeks🙊 but i never go in villa volta bc i cant get a grip on it and get a panic attack while on the ride... but non the less. Everything else i loveee

[@joselamers7964]

zo leuk ik dacht zullen ze al naar de efteling zijn geweest en nu hebben jullie de vlog gemaakt zo leuk , stay safe

[@remi6408]

So impressed by the kibbeling ordering in Dutch!