Is EFTELING the Most Beautiful Theme Park EVER? Efteling Vlog! (Benelux Europe Trip Episode 2)

You don’t go to the Efteling for the thrillrides, but the overall experience with the theming, the music, the greenery, the excellent darkrides makes the Efteling a themepark you just want to get back to. Can’t wait until Danse Macabre opens.

As a Dutch person, It fills me with pride watching you praise this park.

50 years ago The Efteling used to be just a very finely styled theme park, fairy tales instead of thrills, everything designed by Anton Pieck who was my mother's drawing teacher in school.

Being dutch and having visited the Efteling a couple of times, I only now realize that the Python track is supposed to be a snakes skeleton. Somehow never noticed and it makes the track look far more badass.

Every time when I see tourists enjoying Efteling, it's a bit like watching your favorite soccer team win. You did absolutely nothing for it, but you still feel kinda proud.

What you have to keep in mind, is that Efteling are NOT thrill ride builders. They are Story Tellers. And it shows.

You do know you missed a lot of the theming from the Flying Dutchman by entering single rider right? The queue is telling the story of the mad captain setting sail on the second Easterday, cursing his ship.

Not only the most beautiful, also the park with the friendliest employees. They know how to take care of their guests!

I don't know your schedule, however during winter the park transforms into "Winter Efteling". And especially when its still a bit dark or starting to turn dark, its absolutely magical. They also have winter themed attractions during that time. Can highly recommend.

The Efteling is probably one of the most "finished" parks. You'll have a hard time finding a bare concrete wall or ugly dead end anywhere.

When Disneypark Paris was being made the builders actually went to this park to get inspiration on how to do a fantasy european amusement park. Or at least that is what I heard

Videos like this one make me proud to be one of the park's employees :)

Its Disney feel is not a coincidence. The story is that Walt Disney visited Efteling and modeled his parks after Efteling in terms of theming and storytelling. Efteling is a direct inspirator for the Disney parks.

As a park pass holder its always refreshing to see the park trough the eyes of first time visitors. For me it feels so "normal" to walk there, but it never loses its magic

The park is one of the oldest still open theme parks in the world: the Efteling nature park opened on May 11, 1951. On May 31, 1952, the Fairytale Forest also opened.

For me the Efteling has an experience that i havent found anywhere else. The design, the environment, the stories, the rides and rollercoasters all contribute to the overall experience which i just love to get back to any time.

As a person who lives at the Efteling's doorstep, one tends to forget how beautiful that place actually is. The coaster that goes over the water is called The Flying Dutchman in English. Back in the day I used my season pass to go in after school, go on a few rides and have a meatball sandwich from Grootmoeder's Keuken. Sadly, that place closed down, but a lot more just as good food stands opened up. I'm glad you had fun. As you leave our little town, let me bid you goodbye in our special way. Houdoe! (It's our slang for Keep well!)

4:12 the irregular intervals of these boats make this ride so much fun. Sometimes there's so many that they get stuck for a while and they pile up until the force breaks them free again.

Good of you to emphasize on the thematic stuff, most of the rides are meant for families to enjoy. This also goes for the historic theme park that all Dutch people grew up with for like 70 years now. The Efteling is Dutch heritage.

22:17 Efteling was started in the 1920's as a nature park, and it still is. Only a certain percentage of their grounds can be built upon.