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Peter Richards and his family visit The Efteling Park. It is something which has become a regular event over many years and something not to be missed!
During the visit Peter interviewed Jennifer Welage.


The World of Wonders

For more than fifty years, Efteling has held a special position in the national and international market for day and holiday recreation. Efteling creates its wonderful image with its multi-faceted interpretation and presentation of fairy tale themes. This unique park draws more than three million visitors to Kaatsheuvel each year. Efteling’s activities focus completely on these visitors and making their short holiday as enchanting and amazing as possible. In addition to creativity, Efteling has laid a foundation of customer orientation and customer friendliness for its World of Wonders.



A magical spirit

Efteling was officially opened on 31st May 1952. The park then consisted of a few sports fields, a playground and ten fairy tales in the Fairy Tale Forest. The initiative taken by the ‘Efteling’ Nature Park Foundation attracted a wide public right from the start. In the early years, the main originators of the magical spirit of Efteling were foundation chairman Van der Heijden, illustrator Anton Pieck and filmmaker / inventor Peter Reijnders. This spirit has always been cherished and guarded. In the decades that followed, Efteling developed dozens of attractions, each of which contributed to a total product that is equalled nowhere. The numerous examples include the Haunted Castle, Fata Morgana, Dream Flight, Villa Volta and the new PandaVision attraction.


Efteling Theatre

With the advent of the imposing Efteling Theatre, Efteling is spreading its wings even further. This Victorian-style theatre is home to the park show during the summer season, and stages other productions such

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