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Park News - (1/23/12) According to the local news part of Efteling was evacuated when construction workers for the park’s new attraction uncovered an old World War II era grenade. The local bomb squad was called in to safely remove the device and no one was harmed.
    (12/7/11) You can find a picture of one of the new Vekoma trains added to Python at Efteling here, where they have been given a nice reptile skin look.
    (11/28/11) Efteling is presenting three new ‘stunning illusions’ after dark in the park.  Through the magic of projection mapping technology, the structures of Villa Volta, Haunted Castle and The Flying Dutchman all come to life in front of your eyes. The transformation of Villa Volta is quite stunning, as you can see in the video embedded below.


    (10/24/11) I’ve been told that Python at Efteling will receive the new style Vekoma trains with the low sides and new style soft vest restraint system that most have been raving about for the past few years, myself included.
    (1/3/11) Check out a great batch of pictures showing off Efteling running in the Winter, snow and all.

2012 - Aquanura - (3/13/12) New construction pictures of the Aquanura water show hardware being installed at Efteling have been posted to Airtimers.
    (1/30/12) Construction pictures of Aquanaura at Efteling can be found at Themepark.NL this week, including the addition of a massive giant frog figure wearing a crown. I have no idea what this is about, but he is kind of creepy in a “Don’t eat the children!” kind of way.
    (1/13/12) According to the LA Times, Efteling will spent $24 million to open a new nighttime spectacular show called Aquanura that will feature water fountains, flame throwers, lights, music and other visual projections and effects. The new show, created by WET (Water Entertainment Technoogy), will open on May 31st for the park’s 60th Anniversary Celebration.
    (7/12/11) New details about the Aquanura water show from WET coming to Efteling in 2012 can be found at NewsParcs this week. The new water fountain show will be the biggest in Europe and the 3rd biggest show in the world when it opens in the center of the park’s lake near the part’s entrange of Fata Morgana dark ride. The 10 minute show will feature music, fountains, fire and more and be performed every evening as the closing event for the park.
    (4/25/11) Another source has confirmed that Efteling will build a new water fountain show near the entrance to the park, which will be ready in time for the park’s 60th anniversary in 2012. They say it will be built by the same team who created the one at the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas.
    (4/19/11) I’ve been told that Efteling will feature two additions in 2012, to go along with a 60th anniversary celebration for the park. The new attractions will include Aquanura, a large water fountain show designed by WET Design, as well as a new fairy tale in the Sprookjesboos, The Emperor’s New Clothes.

2015 - Hartenhof - (7/22/11) According to News Parcs, the Hartenhof attraction plans for 2013 have now been delayed until 2015 because they have become a little more ambitious. However the restaurant project for 2012 is still said to be on the way.
    (1/15/11) A great collection of model shots of Efteling’s new Hartenhof attraction building can be found here.
    (12/17/10) Construction for Hartenhof has begun it seems, as the site has now been walled off. From what I’m told the outer themed portion of the area around it will open first, but the ride may not be ready until 2013. You can find current construction pictures here.
    (7/22/10) I’m told that the ride system for the new Efteling dark ride will actually be from Vekoma and should be something very unique that is inspired by the Pandora’s Box ride concept hardware Vekoma designed a few years ago, but never actually built anywhere. It’s not a true Pandora’s Box… just based on a similar concept.
    Pandora’s Box was kind of an odd idea of having a ride car able to move along a track around the outside perimeter of a structure divided into different show scenes. However the riders could not only move sideways around the edge... but up and down as well, moving from floor to floor. For this new version... ignore the robot arm looking seats. I’m told to think of this more like a large moving cabin of seats. More on this when we find out.
    (5/28/10) Efteling has announced a major new dark ride project that will open at the end of May 2012 and be themed to the park’s mascot, Pardoes, the Magician. The ride will be located near the front of the park at the end of Pardoes Promenade and be themed as Hartenhof, the castle home of the the father of Pardoes’ girlfriend Pardijn. The estimated cost of the ride is 42 million Euros. According to the story at Eftelist, the ride may feature a Mack ride system and possibly used Augmented Reality technology.