FAIRYTALE FOREST WALKTHROUGH AT EFTELING! DATE NIGHT, SWIM & EXPLORE AT VILLAGE BOSRIJK! Vlog 4 | AD

[@Emmyonline1]

Your vlog is a real trip through memory lane. My mom was there at the opening in 1952, at the age of 14. My first time was in 1967 when I was 4 and after that numerous times. At that time we all swom in the pond with the big elephant. An i went with my daughter at the age of 3 in 1997 for the first time and numerous times later.... the park is so dreamy, for all ages... i hope to be able to go there with my grandchildren in future... i am 60 now and dreamflight still gives me goosebumps... so happy for you guys seeing you had a blast..... fantastic...thank you!❤❤❤❤❤

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

That story of all the family and the different generations just helps identify why Efteling is so special. Got me a little emotional. ❤️❤️ thank you so much for sharing and for watching x

[@Perriax]

We visited the Efteling last Monday. Best theme park I've ever visited.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

It is a fantastic theme park! We fell in love with it. It had the perfect mix of everything. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@CollaredGirl]

When you were on the ride with the snales, its called land of laaf. They are the first residents in the Efteling. Youre travling trough their village. The cat you spotted was just one of the village members living around the park. You see them more often around the hotel. and somethimes in the fairytale park. So glad you enjoyed yourselves! Hope to see you next time

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Amazing! We have since learned we should have explored that area on foot and gone in some of the buildings. Next time! We had a blast in the park. Thank you so much for watching 😊 x

[@L97pumpkin]

What a cute vlog! As a brit living in NL, I love the efteling and I’m excited to see the next vid! :)

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Thank you so much 😊 we’re glad you’re enjoying the vlogs. It’s such a wonderful place. X

[@mrsclairemoose]

Currently in bed with severe morning sickness and those clips of you two on the slide made my day 😅 thanks for making me smile

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

We hope you’re feeling a bit brighter. Thank you so much for watching ❤️ x

[@lenahartjevoske]

I love watching your vlogs! The first time I was in the Efteling I must have been 2 or 3, I'm almost 25 now and still enjoy it so much. It is fun to see the park through your eyes and see how much you enjoyed it!

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

We loved how multigenerational the park was. People have grown up with it and it brings so much joy. We loved it there and we definitely hope to return. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@TTHBLOX_]

The oldest part of the efteling is both so beautiful and amazing. Love seeing new perspectives on it by people new to it❤

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

It’s such a brilliant and unique part to the park. It is a must do for anyone visiting. We’d heard good things. 😊 thank you for watching x

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

I’ve just been to Efteling today and it was basically a perfect day. Perfect weather, short queues, good company. It was wonderful.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

So thrilled to hear that you had such a fantastic trip. ❤️ thank you for watching x

[@sneltrein1613]

Nooo you guys start by the wrong entrance of the fairytale forest....

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

😂😂 I thought we had! The fairytale forest was so amazing. We loved it. Thank you for watching x

[@mathijsdehaas9017]

​@@sohelenaandmartyn You guys missed Sleeping Beauty's Castle and the Gnome Village

[@Karavyre]

The Troll king in the tree has a large stone in front of it, that vibrates every time the troll starts again.... lot of people dont know

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Yes! That’s such a great feature. It takes a lot by surprise. It was quite busy in that area so unfortunately we didn’t experience it. Maybe next time. Thank you so much for watching 😊❤️ x

[@lucinakucuk8002]

Fairytale forest looks so good, and so calm 🥰

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

It was so magical! Such a unique part of the park! Xxx

[@havermansfleur]

I ADORE Efteling, basically grew up there and am a very frequent visitor and your vlogs make me giddy with joy! Thanks for sharing! The whole park is so beautifully executed and even to this day it's just magical. My fave in the fairytale forest is definitely Hansel and Gretel (did you notice the candy sweet smell?), and the square that they're currently redoing. I love the pronounciations, haha, Dutch is a strange language. Anton Pieck would be pronounced 'peek'.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Yea! The smell coming from the Hansel and gretal house, I didn’t realise until Helena pointed it out. So much detail. The fairytale forest was a unique and brilliant part of the park. Thank you for letting me know about Anton Pieck 😊 x

[@josefienderaeve3880]

The pool is the old sand-factory of Klaas Vaak. That's why it has that factory feel and some machinery. The buckets above the pool can be controlled with the levers on the side. It is fun for the kids :). Klaas Vaak also reds bedtime story's at the entrance of "badhuys" every night! Even the theming of the sleeping accommodation is amazing :) The little book and sleeping hats in the room are a gift. You can take them home!

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Yay! I love learning about all the backstories and the things we didn’t notice. 😊 The theming of the pool was so fun. Ah, we didn’t know we were allowed to take them. That’s so good for anyone staying. Thank you for watching x

[@rumplebear4877]

I love villa volta, i hope you get to see that one too.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

We did! We managed it on the last day. Thank you so much for watching 😊 x

[@rumplebear4877]

@@sohelenaandmartyn great! I really enjoyed your vlogs!

[@dutchieq3059]

I think you went the wrong way after Rapunzel ;-) Also the head entrance of the forest has this big beautiful sign in front of it. The forest starts with the Sleeping Beauty castle. For us older fans the fairytale forest is the first thing you think of when you think of the Efteling. Long neck is always used in commercials of the Efteling. He is a real mascotte of the park. So many childhood memories in that forest. And everything is still the same as they were when we were young. They added a few tales. I love international vlogs about Efteling. Us Dutch are so proud of Efteling.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Yes! We have since realised that was the best way in. We’ll have to revisit to see the ones we missed. The fairytale forest was so magical and fun. Thank you so much for watching 😊 we loved Efteling x

[@JTerburg-hm6tk]

To walk around the Fairytale Forest from the main entrance of it (it 's a bit further down the main road), it takes about 2 1/2 hours, or maybe longer depending on if you have small children with you. But it 's defenitely worth it!! It takes you back to your childhood. Fun for the entire family! Yes, for adults too! After all, we are all children, still, in a way... To quote Pardoes (the jester, and mascotte of the Efteling): use your imagination (fantasy), that is the source (power) of everthing that is magic(al)!! From the main Fairytale Forest entrance, the stories builds up. All of it in a green environment. A real forest. Maybe long, but it's sooo much fun!! Remember, some of it predates Disney.. And it 's all about fairytales, from the world. Some by the Grimm brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, and (former) Queen Fabiola of Belgium, and 1001 Arabian Nights. Other parts of the Efteling are unique, they are created by the Efteling. Love to see you've enjoyed it!💘

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

We could have spent so long in there. It had so much detail built into it. It was one of our favourite parts. I love that quote from Pardoes. Thank you for sharing. I think that definitely sums things up. Using your imagination is something we should never lose. Thank you for watching 😊❤️ x

[@jolandabrink4634]

I love the efteling vlogs!! Always my favorite park! As a child and later with my own kids!! There is also another place to stay at efteling , Loonsche Land, also beautiful. Hotel rooms and some houses, treehouses also! I ‘m not sure you mentioned this in the vlogs? Looking forward to the next vlog!!❤

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Amazing! We love getting more info in the comments. It really helps everyone. I appreciate you mentioning that. I’ll have to have a look. 😊 thank you for watching ❤️ x

[@ingeh6135]

There where 2/3 entrances, 2 are near the shop at the other end of the forest(entrances and exit). The other one was by the red shoes/pinoccio, which is now gone because of the new hotel/main entrance. Also the reason they open one by langnek. So not really a wrong entrences but the least fairy tale one. For that go to the shop and then to the left, sleeping beaty,and then just keep following the path. Untill you're back at the shop. The interactive in symbolica depends a bit on where you are but in the1st room its press as much as you can to get all the colors to opens the door to continue as o.j.punctuel(the lackey from the stairs) doesn't want you to. Pardoes then tells you by pressing all the colors the magic will open the doors. Then in the end-room its entering the instruments or color or... 😉 thats the one you still have to show.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

We wish we’d gone in by the sleeping beauty castle as it seemed to be a one way straight route that way. But live and learn. Fairytale forest was so good. Thank you so much for explaining the interactive element. 😊 Thank you for watching x

[@ilsekuiper01]

In Land van Laaf, the monorail, i love that it is automatic. When I first went in you had to to put your on the peddles and make your way. So it was swingend right to left if you put the peddles around at same time. They are People from the other side of world and gave efteling their home 😊

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

We never knew this! Thank you for sharing 😊 x

[@Nitzpitz]

Lovely vlog again! Great to see you were enjoying so much. I hope you got to see the missed fairytales and stroled through the village of Laaf (under monorail) on your last day.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

We didn’t!! But we have to leave some things for next time 😂🤞 thank you so much for watching ❤️ x

[@jbpierce4776]

It's easy to get lost in that Fairytale Forest.😅 I love that donkey that shoots coins out his backside.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

So easy to get lost. We wish we’d gone in the entrance by sleeping beauty castle as it would have made it easier 😂 think we missed some but we’ll just have to come back. Thank you for watching x

[@ilsekuiper01]

You 2 have to go next time to Loonsche land. Has a hotel, we stayed there. But also cottage, you can in for breakfast, also diner. We love it. Also shuttlebus to parc, other waterplaygrounds. Treehouses, normal houses and hotel. All in theme of forrest and sand 😊

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

We hadn’t heard of this hotel before. We’ll have to have a look at it. There’s so many options in terms of hotels. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@royalrhino1146]

Great you enjoyed your time there. It has been a staple of my childhood growing up nearby. Fun fact. Walt Disney actually visited The Efteling for inspiration of Disney World back in the days!

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

It is a very special park and has a magical atmosphere. Thank you for watching 😊❤️ x

[@WereldvanKarsten]

Nice vlog! We are going with the family to the Efteling Hotel in August. It's a tradition to go to the Hotel every year. A year without visits to the Efteling is a bad year.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Amazing! I love that it’s a yearly tradition. Such a beautiful park. Hope you have an amazing time. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@RHTubeOnYouTube]

Loved reliving this through your vlogs. We stayed at Landhuys so walked past the sand castle every day 😍 Had a proper chuckle at the slow-slide - and toodlepipski parrot 😂

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

😂😂 the parrot caught on quick. Aw amazing. We loved walking by the sandcastle. Hope you had a fab time. Thank you for watching x

[@ilsekuiper01]

Martyn, i like your giggle, everything you do in Efteling. Hilarious, keep it going. I start laughing when you start to giggle. For example, Joris then also Waterlelies, and also Carrossel on the horses. Your giggle is epic 😂

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

The inner child is always released when on rides. 😂 The giggle cannot be contained. Thank you do much for watching x

[@RobbieSpeedyNL]

the fairytale forest is very old and it's very beautiful i hope u guys enjoyed ur visit of the whole efteling but also the fairy tale forest it's the most iconic thing from the efteling

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

The fairytale forest was fantastic. We had heard so much about it and it didn’t disappoint. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@Lautjee51]

In Bosrijk you have cabins for 4, 6, 8 or 12 people. We go with 11 people each year and the cabin is great and very big!!

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

That’s fantastic! What an amazing way to include everyone on a trip. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@chriswilcox9215]

For a theme park vlog that was so chilled, thanks for sharing.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

It was a quiet few days when we went which meant we could really explore. Thank you so much for watching 😊 x

[@tylerjolly530]

love some of the shoots you got!!!

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Thank you so much for watching Tyler 😊❤️ x

[@The_Disturber]

I am actually making a series of videos explaining a lot of the history of the Efteling to our international friends, the second episode about the naughty princess (the parrot) is soon coming out, and I loved that you pointed them out, most vlogs kinda ignore the parrot, cause it's a not well known fairytale (actually made up by the Efteling themselves)

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

How cool! Love that you’re trying to spread the word about Efteling. That’s amazing that they thought that up themselves. The parrot was one of our faves. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@donburks4464]

been enjoying the vlogs thanks for sharing and showing everything in great details been very helpful

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Thank you for watching ❤️😊 x

[@SuperDutchjohn]

The song from the Indian Waterlillies Is Afrikaan Beat from Bert Kaempfert.......Droomvlucht has over 1 million flowers and over 2 million leaves, it is also the favourite of my wife, my favourite is De Vliegende Hollander, best created atmosphere I have ever experienced, thumbs up!

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

That song was just fantastic. Couldn’t get it out of my head and it put such a smile on my face. Whoa! That’s a lot of flowers and leaves. It really makes the ride so immersive. Vliegende Hollander was outstanding. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@RoseTylerxx]

This looks like such a beautiful place-will have to talk hubby into going there at some point. How much is there for kids? Not because I have kids(yet), but as someone who doesn't like heights, I don't really get on with big thrill rides! Also, Helena getting stuck on the slide must be a thing when you get older! When my niece was little, me and her Mum took her to a play centre and my niece was dragging me round-including going on slides! I got stuck on every single one-it was actually a lot of fun though!

[@merelwander8904]

there are a lot of beautiful rides that are not high or scary! So a lot of kids rides.

[@rmyikzelf5604]

Efteling is not a thrill park. It is geared to people visiting it at least 3 times in their lives. As a kid (most importantly), as a parent and as a grandparent.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Would second these comments. We actually kept remarking about how much there was to do for children and that it seemed like the perfect park to take children. The slide 😂😂 still don’t get how I came down sideways. Thank you for watching x

[@FanFictionneer]

Bosrijk does have holiday homes for like 12 people and such, so those are the big ones you saw.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

WOW! To be able to do a whole family trip really adds another dimension. That would be amazing! Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@OktoberJournal]

Don't know if anyone has commented this already, but if you go to Efteling in Winter time; most of the fairytale forest characters have a wintery/warmer outfit! It's a fun detail!

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Oooh that adds another layer to the fairytale forest. We love how much attention to detail there is. Thank you for watching x

[@lordgandalf22]

years ago the volk van laaf monorail you had to bike to move it didnt move electrical

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Ooh that would have been hard work. But bet it was a funny one to ride. Thank you so much for watching 😊 x

[@waagzangertje]

You can really tell that efteling isnt using the disneyfied fairytales. But the original *grim* stories. Waterlilies was written by queen Fabiola of Belgium. It's about stars that didn't return to the sky and therefore are turned into waterlilies and come alive when the moon and stars are out.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

We loved the way all the fairytales were designed. Ah thank you so much about the info about the waterlilies. It was a favourite. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@Eftel_edits0]

At the monorail u missed something because in sum buildings there are like little scenes

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

We’ve heard that since, just so much to see. Definitely need to return and check out the bits we missed. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@Eftel_edits0]

@@sohelenaandmartyn no problem I'm so excited for the next Tim u guys visit

[@cassievankuijen1071]

Catchy song of the waterlilies right? This is a fairytale by Queen Fabiola from Belgium😊 love it and aways go there to see them dance!❤

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Oh that song! I love it so much. It took me by surprise how good it was. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@WereldvanKarsten]

@@sohelenaandmartyn the song of the Indian Waterlilies is composed by Bert Kempfert, a famous composer, and the song is called "African Beat".

[@louisevanderstap620]

There are more things to see by the monorail. Just go into the houses in the land of laaf. There is so much to see!

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Ooooooh we’ll have to check out next time 😊 there’s so much to see and explore. Thank you for watching ❤️ x

[@JTerburg-hm6tk]

Gebruik je fantasie, de bron van alle magie!

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@palantir135]

Indian water lilies music is African beat by Bert Kaempfert. Anton Pieck. Pieck like peak but spoken fast.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Our favourite song! It is so catchy and upbeat. Thank you for letting us know 😊 We will use that in the future. Thank you for watching ❤️ x

[@leander_wins]

I cant wait for you to go into the flying dutchman!

[@DiloKing]

Same.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Make sure you check out our previous vlog where we went on the coasters. Flying Dutchman was one of them. Amazing!!! 😊 thank you for watching x

[@leander_wins]

@@sohelenaandmartyn ooh i missed it then!

[@leander_wins]

@@sohelenaandmartyn OH YES I REMEMBER NOW. im sorry.

[@DiloKing]

@@sohelenaandmartyn I'm gonna watch it right now.

[@ilsekuiper01]

Symbolica, the screen you Just have to press at much as you can

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Ah amazing! Thank you for letting us know. We think we did it right then 😊 x

[@erikvermolen8371]

Loved your vlogs! little correction, it's pronounced as Anton Pieck - P[ee]k

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Thank you for the correction. Will be sure to use that in future. A very important person to Efteling. Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@JTerburg-hm6tk]

enlighten your fantasy

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@leander_wins]

IM FIRST😮

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Thank you so much for checking in with us 😊😊 x

[@JTerburg-hm6tk]

illumina fantasia

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Thank you for watching 😊 x

[@brianohanlon5061]

i did hear a few years ago that the real reason that long neck has such a very long neck is so he can get away from the smell of his feet.....yes....the poor man suffers from smelly feet.

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

😂 Love that reason! Thank you for watching x

[@jillkalden]

You should definitely come back in winter times. The Efteling is then transformed into "Winterefteling". there are campfires everywhere outside with decorated Christmas trees around them🎄, lots of fake snow❄️, there are Christmas lights everywhere, they even make an artificial ice rink and everywhere you look are stalls with hot chocolate and other winter / Christmas snacks. It starts in November to January I believe. I always find it very cozy and Christmasy🎄❄️🥰” especially if you like colors you should come to the winter fetling. just search on google for "Warme winter Weide winterefteling"🥰so you get an idea of it :)

[@sohelenaandmartyn]

Oh wow! You’ve sold that to us. It sounds so magical. We have got it on our list to return one Christmas. Thank you for the info and for watching 😊 x