This is the Efteling, Europe's magical fairytale theme park

This is the Efteling - Europe's 2nd busiest theme park, based in the Netherlands. The entire theme park resolves around it's fairytale origins, featuring whimsical rides and thrilling roller coasters! In this video, we explore the park, share our thoughts of the various attractions on offer, and sum up our experiences!
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[@DarkNeogen]

The reason why Python exists: it was one of the first and biggest steel looping coaster in (this part of) Europe and it was quite an icon and changed Efteling's direction quite a bit. Efteling decided to retrack it by tearing down everything past the first drop and rebuilding it, but just as it was. A simple, storyless coaster.

[@NoahCoasterNerd]

It wasn't the first steel looping coaster in this part of Europe or even in the Netherlands, but it was a revolutionary coaster regardless. I hope they do eventually give it a theme though, it would be nice to have some sort of jungle theming in the queue and station (doubt they will retheme it to an actual fairytale given how iconic it is, but maybe they could come up with a new story to make it fit in more with the other rides)

[@TheDancefreak35]

The fact that a few million has been invested in partly replacing a 41-year-old roller coaster and putting new cars on it is probably because the track has to last a few more years to eventually replace it completely. This is most likely already in the multi-year plan. Sooner or later, Efteling will also have to invest in some more newer roller coasters that are more up-to-date and can compete with other parks. The Efteling is not exactly a park where they aim at thrill seekers, but they will nevertheless try to reach that target group. Let's face it, the Python is of course a very dated coaster with barely any theming that is 41 years old and completely written off. Normally, millions are not invested in an old roller coaster that is completely outdated. The same goes for Spookslot, which also had to be replaced.

[@DJWezzyK]

Slagharen had Looping Star opened just 4 years before Python. (A Schwarzkopf Looper).

[@johnyseimah229]

@@NoahCoasterNerd it was the biggest in europe

[@DarkNeogen]

@@TheDancefreak35 Python won't get theming anytime soon. They had three choices when they decided on the partial rebuild: retrack, replace or upgrade. They however said that when they want to upgrade or replace it, it would require a similar investment like Baron 1898 but that was too costly. Baron cost about 18 million, Python's retrack cost about 3,5 million (the trains were already replaced a couple of years earlier). They didn't want to spend that, but they wanted to keep an icon though.

[@YuriXEstelle]

Fun fact: There is a children's novel based on Baron 1898 that acts as a prequel to your ride on the rollercoaster, it's written by Jacques Vriens, whom is also the author of the novel 'Winter in Wartime'.

[@samduymelinck]

And there's also multiple novels and a TV show for Raveleijn

[@timgras4172]

I believe its called Oorlogsgeheimen. Winter in Wartime ks from Jan Terlouw

[@graafgatenkaas5660]

Python was the very first rollercoaster in the efteling. For many people in the Netherlands it was their first proper coaster they ever got on. So the efteling decided that this coaster is too important to close down and demolish. In 2017 they did a retrack to make it more smooth and make it last another 30 years.

[@cxllen9314]

They could have done something like Alton Towers and put the corcscrews before the entrance because the ride itself does not fit in Efteling

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@cxllen9314 it was and is still a very popular coaster at the park. Plus part of it i think is that efteling won't easilly get planing permission for a replacement that goes higher, so it is hard to improve on what python is really.

[@cxllen9314]

@@baronvonlimbourgh1716 higher≠better, Efteling needs a multi launched coaster which they are able to theme, not a massive hyper, and I think if they would have used those 4 million for a replacement it would have been wayyyy more popular

[@Spiritwonder420]

@@cxllen9314 nop they are already removing to many old atractions the python can stay also multi launched coaster dos not fit the park

[@cxllen9314]

@@Spiritwonder420 it does though, a multi launched is rll easy to theme and python is the only attraction that isn't themed + theme parks can not run on nostalgia, it is necessary to remove old rides like spoorslot

[@noobgd1265]

This is my home park. And I gotta say, hearing the thoughts from enthusiasts with way more credits than I have made me feel proud. Also I wheezed at you two trying to pronounce the Dutch words.

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

I’m proud to say Efteling is my home park too. It’s just fantastic.

[@lordgandalf22]

Efteling loves to keep their old rides alive instead of killing them off for a new ride. Python is really well known. Fata morgana was build in 1986 so it's 37 years old so for that it looks amazing. Obvious they upgraded it.

[@BaronSirolf]

I just went to a musical orchestra playing the Efteling music live, it was absolutely amazing! I hope you enjoyed your visit to the Efteling!

[@samduymelinck]

I went there yesterday. It was really beautiful to hear the music being played live

[@BaronSirolf]

@@samduymelinck I completely agree, a lot of work was put into it. I do feel that they played a little too much ravelijn at the end, they could have put something more recognizable at the end but the rest was amazing.

[@puntt_2800]

@@BaronSirolf i missed carnaval festival music but it was quite fun!

[@BaronSirolf]

@@puntt_2800 I think they didn't play carnaval festival because they would need an accordion, which is another instrument you would have to add among everything and it wouldn't be doing much for the rest of the show.

[@TheDutchRevolution]

"I think we shared our thoughts on every ride here..." *Cries in Villa Volta*

[@PainInTheS]

My absolute favorite, I LOVE Villa volta!!! And its music made me buy an Efteling music cd.

[@coasterbot]

We definitely missed a few, but we only had a limited amount of time so we prioritised some things! We'll be back :)

[@ycrep1993]

Villa volta is hard for foreigners to understand the story, I can definitely recommend reading it beforehand, because the preshows don't have any subtitles on screens like in Baron

[@5MadMovieMakers]

Very impressive-looking park! The big scale animatronics around the pathways are very cool

[@kimberlyboomaars8119]

You are right. Carnaval Festival is a It's a small word knockoff and Fata Morgana a Pirates of the Caribbean knockoff. In essence that is. Both rides were inspired by a trip to Disneyland but the Efteling made it their own. They were build in the time that the Efteling was reinventing themself and transition from the Fairytale Forest to the amusement park it is now. That was between 1976 and 1986. Python (1981) was also part of this expansion and the Efteling. The lack of theming of Python is a mistake by the Efteling which they noted back when the ride was just finished. But the Efteling is no knockoff park. It pushes the limit of what is possible with the technology. Villa Volta, Droomvlucht and Flying Dutchman are all attempted to put something unique in the park. And Danse Macabre (replacement of spookslot) possible is doing that also. Disney has been looking at the Efteling the do with theming and ride systems for a long time. Rumored is that Walt Disney visited the Efteling before coming up with the plans to build Disneyland and Imaginers of Disney visit the Efteling regularly. Disney also asked Efteling for advice before opening EuroDisney.

[@mjgames2454]

Basicly it arent knockoff bc Walter disney went to the efteling a few times to get inspiration for his own parcs so actually some off the rides at disney are just good knockoff off the rides at the efteling. And by the way efteling desingers are busy with one attraction for mosly around 20 a 30 years to build and desing muysic prodution to make everything fit

[@arturobianco848]

@@mjgames2454 There is no evidence he was visting when he was doing his inspiration tour for dinseyland. He did visit Tivoli in denmark. Don't know if he came later though so he could have visted the aprk a couple of times. As for Fata morgana the designers themselves said they got the inspiration from pirates but wanted to make there own thing so i would say it wasn't a knock of but insprred by it. I do think carnaval festival is just a knock of although done with a very dutch twist. Efteling is my home park and they do their own thing.

[@PinnacleNL]

@@arturobianco848 Don't be crazy. He visited several parks including Efteling long before any Disney park existed. Then he went home. Then he built a park that accidentally showed a ton of similarities to the stuff he'd seen. So yes, he drew inspiration from all of them, for an absolute fact.

[@arturobianco848]

@@PinnacleNL There isn't any evidence that he went to efteling before he started Disneyland that just a myth he did visit the netherlands to promote his movie and the facility that helped made the dutch versions of it. And yes he visted serveral other parks for inspirations. but efteling is never mentioned and from the efteling side there is also zero evidence that he went there at that time. So what that about absolute fact???

[@Sweetie.21]

@@arturobianco848 It’s been debunked, if you look it up you’ll find an article saying a former PR agent of Efteling made it up that Walt visited the park. Along with some photoshopped images. However, Disney imagineers visiting the work for inspiration and tips, I something I haven’t found concrete info on. I think I found something in the past, but I can’t find it anymore.

[@TTHBLOX_]

Glad you enjoyed. This park is part of my childhood and visited it less than a month ago to go to the last day of Spookslot

[@TheGreeny99]

Great to hear you guys had a good visit!

[@Shag471]

The Dreamflight videos I’ve seen reminds me of how Epcot rides used to be. You can’t put your finger on it exactly and explain it but it just gives you a good, warm feeling.

[@coasterbot]

Yeah exactly, I live for that good warm feeling!

[@CoasterGen]

Quality vlog guys I am looking forward to getting out to Efteling!

[@coasterbot]

Thanks my dude! It's a fantastic park, I'm sure you'd love it :)

[@D.J.Themeparkvideos]

My home park! 😍

[@citroenboter]

Aw hell yes! I'm glad you enjoyed yourself. Even if the coasters aren't that impressive, it's a really fun park and even the cheesiest 90s rides make most of us feel like we're on top of the world. Droomvlucht is one of my favourite rides there. Awkward looking fairies and all. And you seem to be the only other person I've ever heard say the helix is kinda like a rollercoaster. Finally, someone agrees :')

[@eviexxsunnii]

it looks like they had a wonderful time

[@petermc7098]

Hello There, a great video, thank you for sharing your thoughts and it's great to hear that you had a good experience throughout. Cheers Peter :) p.s. the theming looks really decent through and the areas are very well designed throughout.

[@crytocc]

I'm guessing that you were there while the mist effects on the Flying Dutchman were broken? They're really crucial to the experience, and it is _so much_ worse when they don't work :( Thankfully they don't normally break, but I believe that this year they were out of order for a couple of weeks during high season. Particularly the 'storm at sea' scene really suffers then, because you can see the walls and ceilings that you're not supposed to see. As for the darkrides feeling a bit random and without a clear storyline: that is deliberate! The Efteling is very much designed around the idea of letting you wander around and 'firing up your imagination' instead of telling a linear story (which you'd likely get bored of after hearing it once). So instead, you're just dropped in a rich environment with immersive themeing, and some 'threads of a story', and the rest is left up to your imagination. That works better for some people than for others, of course :) It's also the reason the park doesn't feel "too big" - instead of pathways just being a way to get from ride A to ride B, they're a part of the experience and there's always something to see, so walking through the park doesn't feel like a slog because you're constantly engaged with all the little things happening around you. When you visit again, you'll almost certainly spot a lot of things you missed the first time around!

[@xaviarnl]

Good to hear you liked the park. Being Dutch, I am very familair with De Efteling. You were quite lucky to visit the park on a quiet day, because when it is busy (like in summer) things can get a bit much, and wait times can go up quite a bit. The park is most loved by the Dutch for the older (Anton Pieck designed) parts & theming, like the fairy tale forest. The park really tried to use that style in all other & newer things. They mostly succeed in that, even though I personally cannot stand their (more modern) mascot Pardoes. The coasters in the park are overall good. Vogel Rok (the one in the dark) is one where they tried & mostly failed. Baron is very good (if a bit short) and really well themed. Joris en de Draak (St. John and the Dragon?) replaced a single wooden coaster (Pegasus), and improved a lot on that one (if it is working, as the ride has had technical issues lately).

[@arturobianco848]

They are working to fixing those they need to replace some of the wooden structure with steel but the coaster will stay.

[@eggon_1345]

Most of the “Disney knock off rides” were the original tho Carnival festival was built later but they won’t ever get rid of it lmao🤣

[@ericbus3457]

When they do, there will be even more fallout then when they took down the Spookslot 😆

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Python was the first double loop coaster in europe and the first real attraction outside the fairytale forrest for the efteling 40 years ago. It is what made the efteling what it is today and is very iconic for the park, it also remained very popular troughout the years. That's why it was recently retracked and restored and will stay for another 40 years again! Efteling respects it's history. And it is still very much a familly park. Not something for the real thrillseekers. Also, disneyland was inspired by the efteling, not the other way around.

[@ericbus3457]

The lack of theming and the noise level was also the reason they wanted to put it as far away as possible from the main park and the fairy tales.

[@AmilNitrate]

I love everything about Efteling. The theming and the magical vibe created by it completely compensates for the lack in huge thrill rides for me. Can't wait to get back one day

[@2012inca]

Winter Efteling is coming up, with winter theming so that is even better version of Efteling !

[@mrbrick8487]

The water show is indeed way better at night. All those lights that looked like little dots on the water, make the water appear that colour at night. It makes the whole show almost a lightshow without the fog, and it's awesome! Glad to know people still love this park, I tend to hear more negative reviews from the themepark community because Efteling doesn't have crazy rides like SteVe. Also, I think De Vliegende Hollander (Flying Dutchman) felt like there were effects missing because of its story. The darkride section isn't meant to be a Symbolica type of chaos that hits you with scene after scene, it's the story of you, as members of the VOC, chasing after the rumours of the ghost ship hanging around the south of Africa. The queue depicts you entering the home of its captain, moving through his study into the secret tunnel that leads to the harbour (where he'd often steal some of his own gains to sell for himself), from where you depart. You move through the harbour, watching other ships prepare, and enter the storms of a long trip south, before coming face to face with and moving through the ghost. The face you see while stuck on the lift hill is said to be the captain's, after he changed. That 2nd scene (the storm) feels empty because it's supposed to be. You're on open seas, hearing only the rain and winds, and then suddenly the ship stands before you, reaching high and floating above the waters! It's a bit sad they don't tell the story more directly. If you know it, the ride feels a lot more like you're part of it, rather than experiencing it. It's the same thing that makes Baron so good. You aren't watching a fairytale; you're part of it.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

I think most of the stories are only in dutch. Makes it very hard for foreigners to make sense of it all. Plus parts of it do feel dated nowdays. A lot of it was done in the 90s, when it was state of the art stuff. But things do move on in 30 or so years.. Still love it everytime i get a chance to visit though.

[@Ubsje]

Hij bedoelde denk ik dat er letterlijk effecten misten. De mist, projectie en watervallen zijn namelijk allemaal regelmatig en lang defect geweest.

[@straake5911]

Lovely Vlog, Efteling is such a beautiful park. I hope to get there one day myself. I'm just wondering what happened to the podcast?

[@coasterbot]

Thanks! Efteling is a super beautiful park, definitely worth a visit. It's on pause at the moment, we kind of ran out of things to discuss. Though we've got some big theme park trips planned, so I do want to revive it soon!

[@straake5911]

@@coasterbot Great I loved the podcast when it was still happening, can't wait to hopefully see it again!

[@CoasterStop]

It's such an awesome park. Biggest surprise for me is still Vogel Rok :).

[@VincentVLD1]

Just to mention it, Efteling does not have disney knockoffs, it's the other way around. Efteling is over 70 years old ^^ disney paris only 30

[@kacoasters1470]

Hey guys, lovely vlog!! Im visiting Efteling next week but it was stating that Joris is closed till December...how long ago did you visit? Hoping that it's open for my visit 🤞

[@coasterbot]

Thanks! We went mid-Spetember, so about a month ago now. I hope Joris is open for you too

[@thejussie3452]

Joris is being retracked and won't open till Dec 24 unfortunately.

[@kacoasters1470]

@@thejussie3452 thank you so much. I was juat hoping it would be open, but hey ho...need to co.e back next year.

[@arturobianco848]

@@kacoasters1470 If you come back look at their site. The rumors are strong that they need to rebuild a couple of corners and that it will be closed intermitted as they replace sections with steel to reinforce the coaster. They ussually are quite good in there info on when they do that kind of stuff.

[@tydes23]

You should return in 2024 when the new hotel right behind the entrance opens and the replacement of Spookslot opens.

[@coasterbot]

Oh I really do hope to, I'd love to stay at the hotel!

[@valeriovlogs]

7:27 in vogel rok the thing you go trough is a snake

[@coasterbot]

I thought so!

[@AquaFoxcos]

@@coasterbot vogelrok is about the 1001 nights story of sinbad and the roc a persian folk tale of a giant bird. I think they use the snake bc it’s the natural enemy of most birds of prey since they eat bird eggs i guess?

[@DJWezzyK]

The Reason Efteling could grow as such is Python that is why the coaster is there. Fata Morgana is a forest that hides the forbidden city, and a tour through the forbidden city. But in the end, it all was just a dream, a Fata Morgana.

[@SpezyCoasters]

do you plan on going to Phantasialand?

[@wiebevdmeij]

The Flying Dutchman effects have indeed been broken quite a lot over the past year

[@coasterbot]

That's a shame :(

[@eDeeb]

8:02 Actually These arent disney knockoff rides, because efteling already existed before disney and Walt disney himself went to the efteling and took alot of inspiration from it

[@JeroenBaxexm]

Winter Efteling is awesome. I hope you guys can make that one day..

[@coasterbot]

It looks amazing! We do hope to experience it one day :)

[@supergizmo]

Read the fairytale of 1001 nights. And a lot of the ride theming in Efteling will make sense. A lot of it is also brothers grimm. And a number of them are Efteling unique fairytales. Vogel Rok translated means Bird:Rok. And Rok was the bird Sinbad escaped on. A small world. Is actually a reskin of Carnival Festival. Disney went to the Efteling in the 50s. And "stole" a lot of its ideas and took inspiration for his own parks over the years.

[@coasterbot]

Thanks for pointing out the fairytale of 1001 nights! A small world opened in 1966, well before Carnival Festival. I think it's a myth that Disney visited the Efteling in the 50s - though Disney was definitely inspired by the Efteling during that time.

[@2012inca]

@@coasterbot You are right Disney came to the Netherlands a long time ago, but there is no evidence he visited The Efteling. People of Disney did come to The Efteling later on for inspiration and one of the imagineers who worked at The Efteling now works for Disney in the US. I heard a lot of Dutch people being dissapointed with Euro Disney in Paris also because they said it was small compared to Efteling and people being used toThe Efteling. Dont know how big Disneyland in the US is compared to Efteling. Efteling themepark Imagineer seems like a cool job to have at a themepark untill they told the guy his job was not needed anymore, that is why he now works for Disney. Efteling was in the news on tv a while ago as they said they will be expanding with new attractions, upsetting locals who live very close to the park, noise complaints and such. They will focus more on smaller themed attractions instead of putting up big new rollercoasters.

[@Rodejong]

You missed the Mad House ride called Vila Volta! Go back! 😉

[@coasterbot]

Oh we'll be back, 100%!

[@g.j.koster1986]

This park is 80 years old! Anton Pieck at his best.

[@movementonthetyne2785]

Hate it when no research is even attempted

[@potentiallyvalid9906]

Fata Morgana, 1986, is a trip to the forbitten city, from the Arabian stories of 1001 night.

[@claudiabronsteijn4612]

Im from the netherlands i love Efteling

[@StillGamingTM]

Better than or at least on par with Disneyland, or so I was told

[@coasterbot]

It's a Disney quality theme park without the american-ised Disney aspect, which is honestly a breath of fresh air! Though, Disney are great too!

[@esouthern]

Welcome back to youtube why were you gone

[@edvaira6891]

Why is this park’s official name include “The”?? I had always thought it was just “Efteling” but apparently not…is there any explanation mentioned at the park?

[@Ubsje]

It's just due to the nature of words ending in "-ling" in Dutch. It's difficult to explain, but it makes the name feel more like a noun than a name, thus making it feel really weird to leave out the "the". The name doesn't officially include "the", but when spoken it is put in front of it to make it sound good in a sentence.

[@edvaira6891]

@@Ubsje Thank you so much for the very detailed explanation! It was one of those things I was just curious about, like the many absurdities that are in the English language

[@Ubsje]

@@edvaira6891 In English it doesn't really matter whether you put "the" in front of it

[@coasterbot]

@edvaira6891 @Ubsje I think I'm just used to hearing it as de Efteling (having heard a lot about the park from a few Dutch friends), so I naturally go to say the Efteling :)

[@erickfromtheblock6104]

👍👍👍👍

[@groenekever]

There are no anamatronics in fata morgana they all are moved by wires and woodenwheels

[@powerfulefteling]

Me who visits the efteling twice a week😅

[@valeriovlogs]

fata morgana made in 1986 is my favorite dark ride in the world, the story is that you are in the jungel, you see a palace then a wizzard, and you come into the forbidden city where you first go trouhg the poor neigbourhood then to the market, then you are going into the pales and you sail trough the gaurded gate, then you sail past gaurd who are watching a belly dance and in the mean while you get shot by one, then you sail past a prison where after that you see the wizzard agiand who makes a gate way so you can go further, you sail past the harbour of the paleis, then you go trough the haram of the paleis and you see the pasja on his seat, after that you go into the treasure room where the djinn ( a islamic gohst) who gaurdens the treasure room, when you go underneat him you go to the end of your life, the last room where you go trough is the door before the devil, and when you've got past that you've got out off the fatamorgana and you're in the jungle agian. thats the story.

[@RubensBudgetCreations]

Carnival festival is pre "it's a small world". guess where Walt got his idea?. But then again he didn't steal the idea,there was a lot of cooperation between Walt and the Efteling.

[@arturobianco848]

whatever gave you that idee? the first one of a small world openend before 1970........ You are correct that they do or did a lot of cooperation when eurodisney was build. Not wanting to insult you Efteling is my home park but don't believe anything you here in the MSM or general knowledge about Walt and the efteling most of it is either made up, or at least there is no evidence for it. Something might have showed up in the last couple of years haven't realy looked into it lately. if thats the case i humbley apoligize.

[@SteffurtYoutube]

I get why people dont like Carnaval Festival. But the day Efteling says that they are gonne remove it. There will be a civil war. There was already angry dutch people because Efteling changed 1 scene.

[@coasterbot]

I can't wait to see it go! The space could be used for something much better :)

[@ericbus3457]

@@coasterbot in a few years a plot next to the park, running from Carnaval up to Python will be added. So they will have more then enough room for new attractions 😄 including a new coaster

[@fakirkulsofitv1533]

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[@NorCalCoasterMedia]

vote coasters 2022 coming soon?

[@coasterbot]

It opens 1 November!

[@MikeHart84]

I live in the Netherlands and yes the Efteling is a beautifull themed park but the coasters are a joke. Except for Joris and Baron . I preffer German themeparks where they have better and longer rollercoasters .

[@user-us3sn4sr6c]

Efteling was first disney copy alot

[@coasterbot]

What things did the Efteling copy from Disney?

[@macmartin86]

Efteling is older than any of the Disney parks. Efteling was opened on May 31st, 1952, so there are no Disney knock-offs.

[@AquaFoxcos]

Uuhh it’s a small world and pirates are older than fata morgana and carnaval. They are nit knock offs but definitly inspires by. Yes efteling is older but not all the rides are.

[@coasterbot]

Carnival is 100% a knock off. Fata Morgana is much better!

[@arturobianco848]

@@coasterbot Its my homepark and i totally agree with you. i never thought carnaval festival fitted in the park.

[@wbjari]

Disney knock-offs? Most of the attractions were there before their Disney counterpart. So you should basically call them Efteling knock-offs, lol.

[@D.J.Themeparkvideos]

Small world opened in 1964 and Pirates opened in 1967, so your statement is incorrect.

[@arturobianco848]

@@D.J.Themeparkvideos i thougt a small worl opened in 66 but whatever thats still way before the efteling build them. Some people just don't realize that eurodisney isn't the first park........ And efteling is my homepark so i know fatamorgana is insprired by pirates. the designers actualy made trip to disneyland to look at it. Ofcourse ty made it there own thing and not a cheap knock off. Carnaval festival lets just not talk about that one......The people like it butfor me it doesn't fit in the efteling.

[@D.J.Themeparkvideos]

@@arturobianco848 It depends on what you count as opening date. It opened at the World's Fair in '64 and was moved and opened in '66 in Disneyland.

[@arturobianco848]

@@D.J.Themeparkvideos ah well 64 is the openings date then for the attraction. Ddn't know that first bit thanks for the replie.

[@Harrypjotter7]

I think you where in the wrong park. Maybe you should go to Disney.

[@coasterbot]

I mean Efteling is more beautiful and enjoyable than quite a few Disney parks!

[@RubensBudgetCreations]

Data morgana was de inspiratie voor de Pirates of the carabiens ride.

[@joprides]

Fata Morgana was based of the Pirates of the Caribbean rides. The original version of Pirates is opened in 1967 and Fata in 1986. Even the people who worked on Fata Morgana said that they where inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

[@arturobianco848]

@@joprides Correct

[@maaikereal]

Not a single ride here is a “Disney-knockoff”, in fact, Disney takes inspiration from the Efteling in case you didn’t know. It’s a Small World opened in 1992, meanwhile Carnaval Festival opened in 1984. No hate btw, just telling you. Never something wrong with learning something new.

[@galaxuki8471]

It’s a small world is the knockoff, carnafestival opened first. (It’s a small world 1992) (carnaval festival 1984)

[@diarmaidmoloney5611]

It's a small world open in the 1960s. The Paris one did open in 1992 when the park opened though.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@diarmaidmoloney5611 it's a small world was designed for the worlds fair of 1964 i think.

[@D.J.Themeparkvideos]

Original Small World opened in 1964.

[@arturobianco848]

Wich one the one in eurodisney or the originale one in disneyland that opened in the 60 ish. for god sake do some research before you give an opinion. You bring shame on me homepark the efteling.

[@carsonalpaugh7498]

First

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

Gosh this looks really boring…

[@Ubsje]

It is most certainly not, they just managed to show only a tiny fraction of the attractions in the video and their explanations of the rest are either completely lacking or incomplete. They don't really seem to understand what the Efteling is about. It's not a park for thrill seekers, it's a park where the rides accompany the story and/or theme rather than the other way around.

[@PainInTheS]

Go to pedo Disney then if you miss the tingling in your behind. 🤗