Efteling Theme Park
The Efteling Park is themed around fairy tales and is the largest theme park in the Benelux.
Originally Efteling catered largely towards children; nowadays the Efteling appeals to young and old with its cultural, romantic and nostalgic feel and its variety of amusement rides. In over sixty years, Efteling has evolved from a general nature park with a playground and unique Fairy Tale Forest, into a full-size theme park. Efteling is famous for its great attention to detail, vast amounts of green space and excellent dark rides. With four million visitors annually, the Efteling is among the top European theme parks along with Disneyland Paris and Europa Park in Germany. The base for the park as it is now, was created in 1950. Artist Anton Pieck and inventor Peter Reijnders set out to create a quality fairy tale forest. Pieck's remarkable, nostalgic style combined with Reijnders' ingenuity and the use of "real" materials created an enchanting forest that immediately profiled Efteling as a national attraction upon its opening in 1952. The style set by Pieck has been the basis for many developments after that, making the park unique. |
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The park is open all year round. The opening hours fluctuate so you'll have to check the calendar on the Efteling's website to see what they will be, or the Efteling app to see what they are currently. During the Summer and Winter season opening hours are usually longer than Spring and Autumn.
You can enter the park 1 hour before the park officially opens to look at the souvenir shop or grab a bite to eat or a cup of coffee, grab a map and plan your day but you will not have access to any attractions until the park officially opens.
Unless you are staying at Efteling owned accommodation. In which case you get to access some rides (not all) half an hour before the park officially opens.
Some food places also stay open past the parks official opening hours.
You can enter the park 1 hour before the park officially opens to look at the souvenir shop or grab a bite to eat or a cup of coffee, grab a map and plan your day but you will not have access to any attractions until the park officially opens.
Unless you are staying at Efteling owned accommodation. In which case you get to access some rides (not all) half an hour before the park officially opens.
Some food places also stay open past the parks official opening hours.
1999: The park is officially divided into four different realms |
