VLOG: Efteling 2023, Day One | OUR FIRST VISIT | Symbolica, Baron 1898, Fairytale Forest & More!

Welcome to Efteling, a theme park unlike any you've ever visited - and certainly unlike any that we've ever visited in the United States! Efteling is the most renowned theme park in the Netherlands, and we were over the moon to have been able to visit for the very first time this month as we made our way overseas to Kaatsheuvel for the start of Efteling's summer 2023 season. During our first (vlogged) day at Efteling, we took on dark ride favorites such as Symbolica, Droomvlucht (Dreamflight) and Villa Volta while setting aside some time for new coaster credits like Baron 1898, Vogel Rok and Python! Better still, we made our way through stories come to life in the famous Fairytale Forest to claim a proper Dutch Stroopwafel at Kogeloog and even squeezed in the park's legendary water show, Aquanura! It's a full day of fun and fantasy in our very first vlog from an international theme park, and we can't wait to share this magical place with you!
#efteling #fairytaleforest #symbolica #baron1898 #droomvlucht
00:00 The Magic of Efteling
00:28 Introduction
01:03 The Magic of Efteling Continues...
01:23 The Road to Baron 1898
02:03 Baron 1898
04:22 Baron 1898 Review
04:52 Joris en de Draak
05:16 Python
06:31 Python Review
07:19 Kashba Restaurant
09:01 Papier Eters
09:11 Vogel Rok
09:36 Vogel Rok Review
10:02 Droomvlucht (Dreamflight)
11:15 Droomvlucht (Dreamflight) Review
12:07 Villa Volta
12:55 Chinese Nightingale (Fairytale Forest)
13:51 The Gardener and the Fakir (Fairytale Forest)
14:23 The Fairytale Tree (Fairytale Forest)
14:48 The Singing Toadstool (Fairytale Forest)
14:59 The Little Match Girl (Fairytale Forest)
15:31 Tom Thumb (Fairytale Forest)
15:42 The Indian Water Lillies (Fairytale Forest)
16:08 Hansel & Gretel (Fairytale Forest)
16:27 Rapunzel (Fairytale Forest)
16:42 Pinocchio (Fairytale Forest)
16:54 Kogeloog (Stroopwafel)
17:35 Symbolica
20:59 Max & Moritz (Max)
21:53 Max & Moritz (Moritz)
22:46 Bäckerei Krümel
23:32 Beef Ragu
23:43 Efteldingen
24:19 Aquanura (Highlights)
26:56 Tot Ziens & See You Real Soon!
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[@timandkt]

We had an amazing summer 2023 visit to Efteling with four and a half days in one of the most beautiful, unique theme parks in the world! If you liked this video, be sure to check out our two other vlogs from Efteling... ✨ Efteling Day 2: tinyurl.com/48t79epc Efteling Hotel: tinyurl.com/yj9pc7zn

[@EvelineUK]

Great video. I now live in the UK, but I am Dutch and a former Efteling employee (worked at the restaurant by Vogelrok, and actually had to clean the hippo at the end of the shift. ;) ) , so seeing these kinds of videos always warms my heart. When you said you could just walk around in it all day, there are people who get their yearly pass just to do that. The park is beautiful, and even if you don't do any of the rides, it is lovely to just have a stroll. Thank you for sharing this.

[@timandkt]

That means so very much to us! 😍 As much as we love a good roller coaster, the things we love most about theme parks are things like atmosphere, music and the simple escape into fantasy. The moment we walked into Efteling we knew that it would be the best theme park we'd ever visited, and we were absolutely right. ✨ We tried our best to do the park justice in our vlogs and we're so glad that you enjoyed watching them, especially as a former Efteling employee yourself! Dankjewel for your kind words - and for cleaning the hippo all those years! 😊

[@Gisela_aka_gies]

Yep en ik ben daar 1 van...om de dag een wandel (tenzij het regent natuurlijk)...woon in tilburg noord, ik ben er zo..still love it

[@EvelineUK]

@@Gisela_aka_gies Heerlijk! Zoveel mooie plekjes in het park.

[@Gisela_aka_gies]

Zeker weten @@EvelineUK

[@DasTarD]

The Python was build in 1981, in 2018 it was deconstructed and every piece was renovated, then they build it again.

[@somebody4763]

OMG the way you filmed everything is amazing. And as I always say: "Efteling's magic does not come from the attractions themselves, but from the theming and the total experience surrounding them."

[@timandkt]

Thank you so much! And yes, absolutely agree - the magic of Efteling is in the total package. We even noticed that the payment pads in shops and restaurants had little Efteling characters dancing across them! Until this summer, we had never experienced anything quite like this place. ✨

[@user-xn8po]

Saucijzenbroodje is pronounced like this 'Saw Say Zen Bro Che' thats probably the best I could make out of it.

[@timandkt]

Dankuwel! 😁 Given enough time, I am hoping that we'll get the hang of it. Some Dutch words are tougher for Americans than others! haha

[@One_Odd_Parrot]

So Size ‘n Bro Che? 😂

[@user-xn8po]

@@One_Odd_Parrot u got it 😁

[@rredv]

I love watching efteling videos, especially foreigners visiting. I'm dutch, but live in canada, and everytime we visit family, we have to go to the efteling. We try to stay the night, because 2 days is a must. I can't wait for the new hotel and doing winter efteling with my kid for the first time.

[@timandkt]

That's incredible! I'm sure you're going to make some amazing family memories at Winter Efteling. We debated visiting for Winter Efteling instead of Summer Efteling, but in the end it was easier to coordinate our vacation around the federal holidays in the USA. 😉 Next time we visit, we're going to be staying in the Efteling Grand Hotel for sure! Thanks so much for watching, hope we brought some magic to your day ✨

[@gwnlars_8306]

9:20 Nice to see you discovered the magic of the bird ;)

[@timandkt]

It was our very first ride when we arrived to the park, and our very last ride before we left on our last day! Neither of those days were included in our vlogs, but Vogel Rok will always hold a special place in our hearts 😁

[@joeyhouben3270]

Python is re-tracked from the 1st drop to the breakrun in 2018. That’s way it is so smooth 🥰. ;)

[@timandkt]

If only every older coaster received that kind of love and attention 🥹 Absolute masterpiece!

[@FantasmicTravel]

The Baron 1898 ride was so good- I couldn't ride it but it looks totally wicked. OH MY GOODNESS, FEEDING THE CREATURES YOUR TRASH! That's so funny. Beautiful park!

[@timandkt]

The Papier Eters are one of our favorite little quirks from Efteling 😂 It’s a genius way to keep the park clean, too - you literally look forward to throwing your trash away!

[@Themersive]

Excellent channel We can hardly wait to visit Efteling.

[@timandkt]

Thank you so much! We can hardly wait to go BACK! 😁

[@Themersive]

@timandkt We probably won't even want to leave. We are also looking forward to Epic Universe. Lots to look forward to!

[@TravelJack]

Two of my favorite things: Efteling and Scott Buckley! Nice job 👍

[@timandkt]

Sometimes Epidemic Sound just doesn't cut it 😁 We like to bust out some of Scott's work for our more epic and adventurous edits! Efteling was incredible, and we had an absolutely amazing first visit. Thanks so much for watching!

[@keepingupindisney]

Efteling looks truly magical ✨ we’re used to the Disney “Magic” but this looks so special and unique in its own way. All of the theming and the overall feel of the park feels like you’re really being taken to a land of fantasy! Baron looks like a great dive coaster with some awesome theming elements. I was so surprised when I heard you say that python was smooth for an arrow coaster lol. I’ve been on a few that are fun rides but they’ve never been a favorite and definitely not any coasters I would have considered “smooth” by any means 😂 The food at Efteling looks pretty good too! Lots of fun and interesting options it seems. All of the other dark rides, expediences, shows, and entertainment all seem to contribute very well to the magical ambience and overall intrigue of the park. It really looks so different, but in the best way possible. Definitely added to our list of places to visit… eventually! 😅 Awesome video. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@timandkt]

There’s a reason that many refer to Efteling as the ‘Dutch Disneyland’! 😁 Baron is a masterpiece, as is pretty much every ride in the park. And the food is INCREDIBLE, relative to any other theme park we’ve ever visited - Disney included. Efteling is well worth the visit, whenever you can make it work! Nowhere else we’ve ever visited _quite_ measures up. Thanks for watching, guys!

[@Nitzpitz]

Python was retracted in 2018, so it is a new coaster, except for the lift hill. It is super smooth. They kept the same lay-out, because it is a classic for the park (first thrill ride) and it was the first double looping coaster in Europe.

[@Nitzpitz]

Btw, the food is even better at Europa park

[@superbanaan9]

its because this is the original disneyland disney based his park or the efteling ideas where stolen here in dutch . so u can make a park but every one comes seccond place because they steal ideas of others efteling is like no others also winter efteling is awsome and when u stay u have to take the hotel@@timandkt

[@Karavyre]

Funny thing about the fairytale forrest is that the fairytales are in its original form. So for example when you stood by Rapunzel the voice was telling about the prince that jumped from the tower and turned blind. No holding back here XD Efteling is a monument to us (the dutch)

[@timandkt]

And we have nothing but reverence for that monument! 😁 Efteling is full of magic from the top down. The fairy tales may be a bit dark, but the way each story is told just fills us with wonder ✨An absolute masterpiece of a theme park!

[@TheAdventuresofMegGreg]

What a dream to visit the Netherlands! The suspense with the Baron coaster when you are waiting at the base and then go so high up! That drop gave me butterflies lol! So fun. Python looks so fun too, I love the look of the track. So awesome it was the best aerocoaster you have ever been on. Lunch looks so good! Meat pie, salad, comfort soup! Dreamflight looks really cute. I was about to write how Fairytale Forest (or "Fantasy Forest" hehe) looked relaxing and then I saw the creepy animatronics hahaha. Nevermind!! Don't fall off the toadstool Tim! 🤣 Dutch pizza, how fun! Shepherd's pie inside a roll... how fun!! I want one haha! That plant is the coolest souvenir ever Katie, I agree! That is a fun pin! Cool that Aquarnura uses the ride soundtracks! What a fantastic day and an amazing park!! Thanks for bringing us along you guys! :) You got so much in!

[@timandkt]

It was above and beyond anything we ever could have hoped for! 🥹 Baron 1898 was easily one of our favorite rides from the trip, but there were so many rides and attractions to choose from on that list, and not a single one of them was disappointing. Fairytale Forest may have had some sporadic instances of creep factor 😂 but ultimately it was very relaxing, and very nostalgic. All of the fairytales of our childhood brought to life in such a fun, engaging and sometimes even interactive way! Aquanura was definitely a highlight, as well, but we can't wait to revisit in the early Spring or the winter someday so that we're able to see it with the lighting package after dark! ✨ Thanks for watching, Meg!

[@hiiiiii200]

Me and family going there end of this month driving there can't wait looks amazing not long back from euro Disney so looking forward to going efteling

[@timandkt]

We've yet to visit Disneyland Paris, but in comparing Efteling and our own domestic Disney parks in the US, Efteling won our hearts at every level. 😍 Safe to say you are going to have an AMAZING time!

[@hiiiiii200]

@timandkt thanks very much looking forward to it

[@HannahEnchanted]

Oh my goodness, the intro makes this seem like it will be such a magical and whimsical place! Oooo that drop on your first ride, especially on the front row just dangling there like that. But i tlooked so much fun. I wont lie I really wanted you to pronouch the word you popped onto the screen! The twirly room ride, that looks SO trippy oh my goodness! I think the music made it a bit worse too, like more worrying. Too scary for Halloween scare loving Tim, whaaaaat? 14:51 sorry but I laughed a bit more than I should have! :D The Waterlillies are so adorable. Symbolica - I am a bit lost for words, every part of that looked incredible. The water show looked so lovely and calming, so beautiful.

[@timandkt]

Darn Toadstool was out to get me. 😂 It’s really tough to showcase how amazing some of the dark rides in this park are using the GoPro, but we did our level best! Every attraction and/or experience at Efteling is a standout, and it’s _really_ hard to pick a favorite - but Baron is definitely in our mutual top three. And, Aquanura is a masterpiece ✨ Every time I rewatch this video, I’m reminded of how much I miss this park. We can’t wait to revisit again sooner than later! 🥹

[@michaelsteel8059]

Well done guys.👍‍‍

[@timandkt]

Thank you so much! 😁

[@xentothemoon]

Like number 200. ❤😊

[@timandkt]

What a milestone! 😍 Thanks so much for watching, liking and supporting us!

[@ThemeParkFoodies]

Congrats on your first International trip! This park is a stunner 🤩 That meat pie looked delicious and we love a salad bar. Dream flight is soooo up my alley. Madhouse is just like the houdini ride at Six Flags GA. BTW - love your shirt Tim. Shepherds pie inside a roll- sign me up. That tree plant is so cute!! That water show was incredible. Awesome vlog, can’t wait for the rest of the trip.

[@timandkt]

I can’t even put into words how good the food was throughout the whole of the Netherlands. 😋 There’s basically zero preservatives, every meal large or small (with exception of the vending machines) was made fresh with only the freshest ingredients, and it was all priced really affordably! We felt like we were having a Garden Grill type meal every time we sat down for a quick bite, and I’m sure that the Dutch thought we were crazy 😂 Droomvlucht (Dream Flight) and Symbolica were two of our absolute favs and I think we ran through them about six or seven times each before we left the property ☺️ Thanks so much for watching, guys!

[@robertspanjers7888]

You guys captured Efteling, my 'home' park, really well. Great quality and great editing! Big thumbs up. Fantastic that you enjoyed the park and the food 😊. The stroopwafels is what I bring to my international friends all the time, but they are so good when freshly made and still warm. Can't wait to follow you along on your trip. You got a new subscriber.

[@timandkt]

Thank you so much! We did our best to take a snapshot of the park experience, but it’s hard to bottle that much magic 😍 Stroopwafels are the BEST! We really appreciate you watching, enjoying and subscribing! Here’s to many new adventures to come! ✨

[@Nitzpitz]

Grear Vlog! Looking forward to the next installment

[@timandkt]

Thank you so much! 😁 Glad you enjoyed!

[@DreamfindingwithFrances]

You’ve convinced me to go

[@timandkt]

We've already got a return trip on the calendar! 😉 Truly one of the most magical places on earth!

[@DreamfindingwithFrances]

@@timandkt Can i tag along? I think i can fit in a suitcase lol

[@gustaafleenders3088]

Great Video. Look forward to the second part. About the Python coaster: In 2018 Efteling demolished the old track. The Belgian company CSM produced the new track. The ride reopened on the 31 March 2018

[@timandkt]

Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed the video ✨ We had been hearing that Python was more of a hybrid at this point in its life than a straightforward Arrow Dynamics original, and it was _definitely_ better off for that, with the CSM track and the Vekoma trains! Still, we thought it was worth noting that it was originally an Arrow coaster as we don’t normally enjoy rides from that manufacturer and were totally blown away by Python. 😍 Kind of wish that some of the other Arrow coasters globally would get the same treatment!

[@prutteltje1300]

​@@timandktpython never was a arrows coaster always an VeKoMa built in 1981 with license of Arrow

[@ZoellesWorld]

This place is amazing. We are definitely considering it for when we are in Amsterdam next Christmas. I wonder what it is like in the cold lol.

[@timandkt]

Oh you MUST! 😍 Winter Efteling is well known as being one of the most magical theme park experiences for the colder season. Thanks again for helping us plan an AMAZING trip to the most beautiful, wonderful parks in the world! ✨

[@joeyhouben3270]

The Netherlands is bigger ten Amsterdam ;) Te going to the south or north. But not Amsterdam. That’s just a big tourist “trap”. Efteling is a 2 day experience if you want to do it good..

[@gijsbertuslaurensvandevooren]

The pins are in de vendingmachines with the chickens and geeses

[@timandkt]

We learned about the vending machine too late 🥲 I think we fell into ‘Disney habits’ and didn’t think to look anywhere but the major shops. Next time, we’ll know!

[@meticulousgeek]

Really glad both of you enjoyed the Python retrack. it is really something to experience such an old-school layout with a smooth modern track and train. A lot of people mention the agonizingly slow lift hill but the Python has to be released carefully I guess. Anyway, great vlog and thanks sharing your xperience of my local park. Btw, "saucijzenbroodje" is pronounced more or less like "Sow-saizen-broth-jeh" (au => ow (like in "owl"), ij => like english i, "ai"). Nevertheless, don't worry about pronunciation too much, we tend to get it anyway. For anyone enthering the Sprookjesbos, doesn't matter where you enter but fair warning: you'll probably get lost.

[@timandkt]

I think we're accustomed to a slow crawl for some of our lift hills in the US, particularly on the older rides - so it didn't bother us too much to have to wait out our ascent to the top. 😊 Definitely worth it, for the smooth, fun ride that Python provides! Thank you for your notes on pronunciation, as well....I appreciate that the language barrier in the Netherlands is minimal, but we are continuing to work on our Dutch, so that hopefully we'll be a little bit more well-spoken when we next return to the Netherlands! 😁

[@yannikinwonderland]

Python rides so well because it got a new track from the drop til the final break a few years ago. The lift hill still got the old track. You can see the transition on the first drop from old to new track 😉

[@timandkt]

So we heard! 😍 And WHAT a difference the new track makes! We’re campaigning for more of the Vekoma/Arrow hybrid treatment for some of our Arrows falling into a state of rattling disrepair in the US haha never has such an old coaster felt like such a new one! ✨

[@yannikinwonderland]

@@timandkt Absolutely agree!

[@christinaseramusic]

I’m so excited to see y’all covering international parks! I didn’t know this park existed but now I want to go 😂 y’all did such a beautiful job covering the park info, working in your b-roll, etc. you’ve grown so much as vloggers and it’s so great to see! The spinning room attraction looks so cool but I don’t think my stomach could handle that one 😂 The tree is such an impressive animatronic! The pitstop for a stroopwafel was definitely a necessity! The pizza does actually look really good! All of the food looks so fresh. The water show was incredible! I feel like there’s a certain Orlando park that just lost its nighttime spectacular that could benefit from incorporating elements like that 😂 Can’t wait to see the rest from this trip!

[@timandkt]

Efteling had been on our bucket list for so long, part of me still can't believe we made it there. 🥹 It was truly one of the most beautiful and atmospheric parks (if not _the_ most beautiful and atmospheric) that we've ever visited, and the food was soooooooo good throughout! Across all of the rides, walkthroughs, eateries and experiences, it's easy to lose track of time just taking everything in. We can't wait to revisit Efteling someday. Thank you so much for your kind words, Christina! It means a lot to us to know that our vlogs bring some sparkle and shine to your day 😊✨

[@DutchThemeparkNetworkNL]

15:26 the actual enterance of the fairy tale Forrest is only 20 meters to the left from where you entered. You can enter the Forrest on three points and wander around. But the route is designed from Sleeping Beauty up till the Chinese Nightingale.

[@timandkt]

Shoot! 😂 We knew that we were going through backwards, but we thought that the primary entrance was off of the main walkway, beginning with Longneck and De Zes Dienaren. Even so, we had an amazing time meandering through the forest and gawking at every vignette! 😁

[@DutchThemeparkNetworkNL]

@@timandkt if you enter at Longneck you miss out on Sleeping Beauty and the Gnome village. Did you knew you can’t get lost in the fairy tale forest as long as you keep following the red path?

[@timandkt]

@@DutchThemeparkNetworkNL That's amazing about the red path! We did wind up seeing every vignette/scene as we wandered through over the course of our many days in the park, but we didn't put every last one in our vlog for the sake of time - and we _definitely_ did not follow the most direct route! 😂 In many ways, I think that is what makes Efteling so special. There's no right or wrong way to do things, it just comes down to where your heart leads you!

[@ageoflove1980]

Just been to Europapark, which is technically a better themepark in terms of just the sheer number of quality attractions. But The Efteling beats it in the way that its layed out, with all the beautiful landscaping, plus the original soundtracks for each ride are just phenomenal. Its the kind of music that you just unconsciously keep humming long after you leave the atrraction.

[@timandkt]

We are super excited to visit Europa Park in the very near future - but it's worth pointing out that bigger doesn't always mean better! 😁 Sometimes the smaller parks are able to offer more "magic" for a better price. Efteling jumped all the way to the top of our list after a single visit, displacing every Disney park we've ever visited in addition to all the chain and regional parks that we love to visit in the U.S. Right there with you that the onride soundtracks are amazing, as well - we downloaded the entire Efteling soundtrack when we got home! ✨

[@ageoflove1980]

@@timandkt Tell me about it. Efteling is my home park, been going there since a little boy. But Europapark has pleasantly surprised me. Both themeparks work together. Annual passholders can visted both parks (a limited number of times) and the rides and theming are clearly worked on together and ideas are shared. They are a bit too far away from each other to be direct competition anyways, so this works out really well. Europapark has similar reasonable pricing, and the operations, attention to detail and overall "feel" of the park is just amazing. If you loved Efteling, you will very much enjoy Europapark. Its great to see these 2 parks especially, beat Disney in their own game, simply by being better and in providing much better value for money.

[@jordi1090]

​@@timandktEfteling has no big mother company or sponsored attractions. That's a big difference with other parks. Profit is being invested back into the park and into preserving nature in the area

[@miwer1000]

Funny you mention disney. Disney looked at Efteling for the quality and level of the dark rides

[@timandkt]

I think it went both ways! 😁 We actually did a little digging to see who came up with what first and found out that Mayor Van der Heijden, Anton Pieck and Peter Reijnders' park predated Disneyland by a number of years...but subsequent additions like Fata Morgana and Spookslot actually came about from the founders' visit to Disneyland and their initial impressions of Pirates, Haunted Mansion, etc. It's easy to compare Disney to Efteling in terms of quality, immersion and theming, but Efteling takes the crown in most categories imo! ✨ Thanks so much for watching!

[@arturobianco848]

Just stumbled into your channel. and i have to say Very good clipp, did the second part first and its so refreshing to see a vlogger that actualy makes the time to really enjoy the park as its suppose to be done. Thanks for showing my home park as it should be shown. If you do like well themed parks and rollercoasters Europe is a lot of fun. Doing the states now after having minned out europe and the coasters are great over there but the theming isn't that great (disney and universal not included those are very well themed).

[@timandkt]

Thank you so much! 🥹 We fell in love with Efteling after only an hour, and it means so much to us that you, as a local, appreciate our videos. We tried our best to show off what a fun and magical couple of days we had! We also 100% share your opinion on immersive theme parks in Europe, versus our lack of them here in the states. We love a good record-breaking roller coaster, but we're so much more captivated by a thematic experience and an immersive atmosphere than we are by the tallest or steepest drops on record. It's funny that you mention exploring Europe for more parks, though, because we have already booked our next European theme park trip for the upcoming year! Thanks again for watching!

[@arturobianco848]

@@timandkt Looking forward fore youre take on the other parks.

[@superbanaan9]

hahaha every one think they on ti max and moritz get a short ride then it speeds up trough the entry and stepping out area ha🤣

[@superbanaan9]

Illumina Fantasia, gebruik je fantasie! or illumina fantasy or use youre fantasy park is a fantasy folk lore park its made so u forget the moment u step out the car taxi or of the parkinglot you step in to another world the world of pardoes

[@timandkt]

You are not wrong! The little family coaster definitely took us by surprise 😂 But it was a pleasant surprise, to say the least. We rode _almost_ everything parkwide over the four days of our visit, and not a single attraction disappointed us! Immunia Fantasia! ✨

[@NathanHydra]

5:05 lad, Joris is de most intense coaster at the park (if you ride in either the front or back that is)

[@timandkt]

We circled back to ride middtrain on Joris in our second day vlog, and I think it definitely surprised us! 😁 Intensity can be subjective, though; personally, out of all the coasters in the park, we both felt that Vogel Rok was the one that whipped, thrilled and shook our foundations the most!

[@NathanHydra]

@@timandkt vogel rok? Surprising, that’s my fav ride at the park, but I’d argue Baron, Joris and Python are far more intense than it

[@djen4381]

Great video! I come here every month :) i have a annual pass of the park, great to see that you love it! And you pronounce sauzijzenbroodje as sauce - i sen - broodje and OO is like oa for u :) Hope you get that :P its hard to explain haha! Love the video keep it up! Greetings from the Netherlands!

[@timandkt]

It means a lot to have you praise the vlog, as someone who visits often. We would love to live close enough to visit every month 🥹 Truly the best theme park that we've ever visited, and our new favorite by a landslide. Thanks for the help on pronouncing suzijzenbroodje, too! We were trying to learn a bit of Dutch while we were traveling, and hoping to be much more proficient before the next time we visit. It's our hope that one day we'll be able to converse in the Netherlands without falling back on English. 😊 Dankuwel for watching and for your lovely comment!

[@djen4381]

@@timandkt So great to hear! Glad u enjoyed my home park!! thanks for your lovely response!

[@Scented_Shadow]

saucijzenbroodje, s-ow-sigh-zun-bro-juh, closest translation would be sausage roll ;)

[@timandkt]

Haha, so I wasn't far off! 😁 Some Dutch words are harder than others, but I am learning!

[@Scented_Shadow]

@@timandkt Not at all far off! I don't blame you haha, Dutch has got a bunch of pretty difficult sounds in there if you're not a native speaker.

[@TTHBLOX_]

What a lovely video. Please return later next year. When the hotel and new attractions open

[@timandkt]

Thank you so much! I wish it were possible and practical for us to return to Efteling multiple times a year, or even annually. 🥲 But we have already made plans to return in the years to come, and will definitely be looking to book a stay at the new hotel! We can't wait!

[@gijsbertuslaurensvandevooren]

Thesis are in the vinding machines with the chickens and geeses.

[@gijsbertuslaurensvandevooren]

Nonsense from Samsung!

[@gijsbertuslaurensvandevooren]

The Pins are in de vinding machines with the chickens and geeses

[@timandkt]

Haha, we discovered this too late! After we made it home we found out about the vending machines. 😂 Next time, for sure!

[@wardcollector2503]

How many days would you advise to spend in this park?

[@timandkt]

With so much to see and do, I think we would say - as many as you can spare! Absolute minimum of two days, but ideally three days. We spent four and a half days at the park in total, although we only vlogged two of them…and we still managed to miss a few things here and there. 😜

[@juniperdog5523]

Thanks for this. I thought each story in the fairy tale forest had translations into English as well?

[@timandkt]

Are you referring to the stories themselves, or to the signs and plaques within the Fairy Tale Forest? If the former, they have been! But the modern stories for the English-speaking audiences have definitely been workshopped and are not as dark as the original stories. If the latter, they _might_ have been - if so, we just didn’t see English signage or know where to look for it 😂 Thank you so much for watching!

[@juniperdog5523]

@@timandkt I was thinking of signs at each stop in the forest. I thought I had seen a “book” made of some weather resistant material, with translations. Yes the stories portrayed are definitely darker than I was told as a kid!

[@johnvanberkom7157]

Sauzijzenbroodje speak out as sosijjsenbroodje :P

[@timandkt]

Dankuwel! Haha we are slowly learning 😁

[@rpvanoirschot]

The entrance of the fairytail forest is almost next to the exit so.........🙃

[@timandkt]

Yeah, we got a little turned around 😂 From looking at the app alone, we had it in our minds that the entrance was next to Longneck near Symbolica. Turns out we could have taken a few more steps to go through the experience in a linear fashion. Live and learn! ✨

[@rpvanoirschot]

Next time. @@timandkt

[@martijngroenendaal2562]

So size an bro che

[@timandkt]

Dankuwel! 😁

[@hanjovandewouw]

Saucijzenbroodje: Saul (without the L) Size 'em (recplace M with N) Brrr (cold) Boat (minus B) Je Anyone who can help me improve it?

[@timandkt]

Much obliged! 😁 Slowly starting to get the hang of some of the trickier (longer) Dutch words and phrases haha

[@Overwijn01]

Just call it a sausage roll 😜

[@timandkt]

@@Overwijn01 That was my shortcut for this trip 😂 But I’m committed to getting it right, in time!

[@TheMarkvanes]

Uhm there is a pin gatcha machine

[@timandkt]

YOU'RE KIDDING! 😱 I wish we had known that while we were there! Where is it located? We'll definitely be sure to hit it up on our next visit!

[@QDude24]

Did you just call Python an Arrow Coaster

[@timandkt]

At the time, we didn’t realize that Vekoma had come behind and retracked/retrained the entire ride 😂 but at one point it was indeed a hybrid of Vekoma and Arrow!

[@QDude24]

@@timandkt Vekoma didnt retrack the ride, they build the original! The retrack was done by CSM

[@industrect5337]

Python isn’t an Arrow coaster, it’s a Vekoma. But maybe you called it an Arrow because Vekoma build coasters for Arrow back in the days 🫣

[@timandkt]

It’s both! ☺️ Although it is definitely more Vekoma than it is Arrow nowadays. Not much is left of the original track or coaster, but it was originally constructed as an Arrow Dynamics’ Double Loop Corkscrew in 1981 before being retracked and having its trains replaced by Vekoma to reduce noise. I believe it was retracked again in 2018 to smooth out the ride. There may only be a few pieces of Arrow left, but we thought it was worth highlighting the original make because many of the standing Arrows in the USA have not been updated or maintained and make for incredibly rough rides! 🥲 We’d love to see Vekoma hybridize Arrows at the parks here the way that they have at Efteling!

[@Overwijn01]

It’s actually built by Vekoma, but the design was in cooperation with Arrow. Also, the first trains were designed by Arrow 😊

[@miwer1000]

​@@timandktit was never arrow. There are 0 arrow coasters outside of the US. They are all Vekoma (Vekoma was licenst to build arrow models outside the us)