As lovers of UK Theme parks we were keen to give Efteling a go. The many reviews we read were all positive for this family park, with many saying they loved the atmosphere. Choosing to split our visit over two days we arrived on a wintery weekday, late morning, ready to fit in as much in as possible while the weather was dry. From the grand entrance to the welcoming staff, you feel transported to a world of make believe. We headed first to Python and Baron 1898 and enjoyed adding both to our coaster list! The park is a fair size so to get our bearings, we jumped on the train and took a trip around the different areas to plan our afternoon. Even during the quiet winter weekdays there were plenty of places to stop and grab a drink and treats. One of the biggest surprises was deciding to ‘nip through’ the Fairytale Forest only to emerge 90 mins later! The scenes were so detailed and plenty to look at wondering this whimsical little trail. Sadly the weather wasn't quite so kind as the day went on so we gave the light show a miss at the end of the evening. Armed with a plan we headed back in for day two, fitting in the many attractions we missed the day before. Without sharing to much, the dark rides were fab, there really is something for everyone at this park. It was so clean (helped Im sure by the fact everyone wants to feed their rubbish to the talking bins) plenty of places to sit and enjoy picnics in the sun and undercover in the rain and lots of facilities dotted about. One thing we really liked was the little museum with plenty of old props and drawings telling the history of the park. We loved this park and there was so much we wanted to go back to but just run out of time. We were aware of the closed rides but enjoyed the couple of days so much, even with those main attractions closed for maintenance. We will be back soon! Oh don't forget to visit Volk van Laaf, home of adorable little folk.

For us, the Efteling remains number one!! Suitable for young and old and unfortunately much too big for a one-day visit. We are working hard on new attractions and a new hotel. Unfortunately, there is often a lot of crowds.

This place is absolutely magical! The child stories from the Dutch and European culture was so fun and enlightening. I was amazed the entire time. Highly recommend anyone to go who has the chance to visit The Netherlands.

On Friday January 12, 2024 we visited the Winterefteling. We had a great day. There were a number of attractions closed for maintenance, but more than enough were open. It was very quiet so we hardly had to wait anywhere. Everything was still beautifully decorated in a wintery atmosphere. The ice rink with the stalls next to it was also very nice. At the end of the day we saw the beautiful water and light show. Top.

Efteling is magical. Staff are so unbelievably nice and pleasant and the whole experience we just had woth pur family was well worth the trip from Dublin. Transport is easy and reliable and we stayed in a hotel on the site of the theme park itself which was fabulous too. Thank you for a memorable stay. The staff should be very proud of hoe they conduct themselves..

Efteling, who hasn't been there....We went on holiday on a Monday. Queues were and just not, 10 minutes maximum. Very easy to do with 2 small children. Maybe quieter because the Python, George and the Dragon, Flying Dutchman and the Piranha are closed? But it's of no use to our small children anyway. Had a very nice day with 2 downsides.... While we are used to the staff being generally very friendly, we still had 2 moments where that was not the case. At Max and Moritz's, our children were measured for a band by a boy/man who probably still had morning sickness. Remember that some children are riding a roller coaster for the first time. Make this magical! Halfway through the day, Pardoes was standing at Polle's kitchen. We thought we'd take a photo. There were only 3 children still in line, including 2 of us. No, Pardoes only does a high five because he is tired. It's fine if Pardoes is only allowed to stand for 15 minutes, but then report it. Now you can join in and be happy with a High Five. I understand, but those disappointed faces are not nice. We will come back when the new hotel is ready. A bit more magical without those construction fences, although we have not experienced this as an unpleasant experience.

Magnificent park 🤗🤗 Very beautiful and very clean. The staff is particularly pleasant 👍 Very short queues in March. We were able to do our favorite attractions several times during the day. Maximum waiting time: 15 minutes (but often 5 minutes😝) A real pleasure! Attractions for all ages and great thrilling roller coasters. The catering is very varied, very good and affordable. A wonderful day

Wonderful day, also for our granddaughter! Magical, over and over again. It's just a shame that the green parts are slowly being completely built up. The kitchen in Witte Paard can also be run much more efficiently. Everything runs like a well-oiled machine in the park, but there you get cold, hot dishes and a long wait for your fries. Now for the third time in a row...

Beautiful park that is up there with Disney in some areas. We visited out of season in March 2024 and as this is a year round park a few rides were down for maintenance, which is understandable but still a little disappointing. Also the front of the park was undergoing major construction (car park/new hotel) which looked a little unsightly. The park is huge and ideally you should set aside at least 2 days. However as it was pretty quiet and some rides were down we got to see most of it and get a couple of re-rides in too. The food was your usual theme park fare however we were a little disappointed with the pancake restaurant as we had heard great things. The majority of the staff were lovely but there were a couple that had a bit of an attitude problem. Overall its an incredibly immersive park with some very unique attractions and hopefully one day we'll get back to do the stuff we missed out on this time around.

This themepark started in the sixties around images of fairy tales, now it has attractions for all ages. Remarkable is the efficient organisation with hundreds of staff taking care of the wellbeing of visitors and the consistency in the styling of every detail. The original designer/architect Anton Pieck left his mark to date. We spent three full days here and some kids had to cry when leaving was unevitable.