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Efteling | Danse Macabre | Intamin Dynamic Motion Stage | 2024

CineramaMax said:
It's a bit more substantial than simply a repaint if you consider the addition of multiple custom made theming elements like the new tentacles, the animatronic eye, the new Phalanx base theming around Forbidden Valley and the Nemesis Reborn queue line etc.

The efforts MMM went to were enough for Alton Towers to win a very rare Golden Ticket Award. Anywhoo, of course Danse Macabre appears to look leagues better than anything we have in the UK full stop. I wouldn't expect anything less from a truly world class theme park like De Efteling.
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oh yes how could I forget about the eye, yes that is fab. From far away.
 
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Ethan said:
I wish there were words I could use to explain to you how little you should read into Golden Ticket Awards.
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JoshC. said:
I think "Valhalla winning Best Water Ride of a year in which it was closed" does the job.
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Point taken, my memory's awful lately. Still, I do think that Nemesis Reborn looks the part personally. Will eclipse Danse Macabre though? Of course not. Everything you see at Efteling is in a league beyond attractions you'd find even at a Disney park, in my humble opinion anyway.
 
Niles said:
Well riders have got on and here is a video from Efteling showing whats its like, skip to 1:05 for a look inside, it looks honestly fantastic.


And here is a full on ride POV:

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Looks about what I expected, which is to say it looks great. Bit hard to tell from how dark everything is but I assume there’s a freefall drop at the end?
 
cookie said:
Looks about what I expected, which is to say it looks great. Bit hard to tell from how dark everything is but I assume there’s a freefall drop at the end?
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It does indeed have a relatively tame drop at the end.

I rode this thing twice last friday, and I loved it. It's probably my favourite ride at Efteling and it's certainly the highest quality ride there. I can also say for certain Efteling is my favourite park now.
 
I was able to ride Danse Macabre 5 times this past Saturday and Sunday.
And wow, what can I say: the onrides really don't do justice to the experience. You truly experience a dance where you are guided to the different set pieces. And still, every ride there are new details to be seen and depending on where you sit, it always feels different.
The unnameable can be seen in once projection as well as it's eyes in the centerpiece, but only if you are sitting in numbers 5 and 6 (as I remember). Once the scene turns dark after the ride begins, the unnameable walks around, you which you can only feel by the whole plate moving up and down matching to the steps you hear of it. Such great effects, very well done by the sound engineers. And the conducter and its appearance is shocking every time I was riding it. In the end, there is the drop as mentioned before.
Is there something that could have been done better? Sure, but small things: from the beginning tot the end of the ride, you can hear the motor sound, a very high pitched sound that is constantly there and very off putting (if you are sensible for it). Also: story-wise, the unnameable is not needed and, for it's impact, very much not mentioned before - it could have easily been the conducter that is daring you to come in, otherwise you feel the impacts that he will have. But I guess merchandise wise, including the cat is a pretty smart move.

This ride is definitely a masterpiece and something very uncomparable. It fits perfectly into the Efteling and is a must-do for sure. I can only congratulate the park so much for investing in something so unique.
 
No news, just thought some here would like these:



While I'm at it, I experienced Danse Macabre for the first time a few weeks ago. I'll keep it short; it's incredible.
I'm not going to write up an essay about what's good (there's a lot) and what's not (there definitely are a few i's left to dot). However I will say this; it is now my favourite experience in the park. I say experience because that is what Danse Macabre is. From the moment you walk into the Huyverwoud area until you leave, you are 'in' Danse Macabre. It was just incredible, Efteling has once again outdone themselves.
 
Efteling does put out some great ride soundtracks. My other fave from them is the Baron 1898 music, fits the theme of that coaster very well!
 
I rode this last month. I was going to do a full TR on my visit but can't be bothered now, but will throw in a few Danse Macabre thoughts...

-It's a wonderful experience all round. It's a piece of theatre.
-The ride system is loud. The whirring could almost be excused as "ghostly noises", but nah. It verges on distracting.
-There's a lot to see and to take it. It is a ride you have to ride multiple times. But I wonder what it's like after you've ridden it 10+ times and seen it all, does it lose some appeal?
-It's very much not a post-lunch dark ride; something I only really learnt after riding it after lunch...

I don't see this ride system being used in many places, if anywhere else. It's a staff-intensive experience: they had 6 staff for checking lap bars (one for each gondola), who thus spend most of the time doing nothing. They have an operator and a batcher. That's a minimum of 8 people needed for the ride to run anywhere near what you would call efficiently. They also had extra staff in the queue / at the entrance. It's, surprisingly, no more than what they have on Max + Moritz. Which is why I don't think it's an issue for Efteling. But can I see any other places, outside of maybe Disney or Universal, being able to sustainably run something like this efficiently (as well as actually craft an experience worthy of the ride system)? No.


Anyways, this is an absolute win of a ride. As someone who didn't care for Spookslot (only did it once), this is a much, much needed improvement to the park.
 
JoshC. said:
I rode this last month. I was going to do a full TR on my visit but can't be bothered now, but will throw in a few Danse Macabre thoughts...

-It's a wonderful experience all round. It's a piece of theatre.
-The ride system is loud. The whirring could almost be excused as "ghostly noises", but nah. It verges on distracting.
-There's a lot to see and to take it. It is a ride you have to ride multiple times. But I wonder what it's like after you've ridden it 10+ times and seen it all, does it lose some appeal?
-It's very much not a post-lunch dark ride; something I only really learnt after riding it after lunch...

I don't see this ride system being used in many places, if anywhere else. It's a staff-intensive experience: they had 6 staff for checking lap bars (one for each gondola), who thus spend most of the time doing nothing. They have an operator and a batcher. That's a minimum of 8 people needed for the ride to run anywhere near what you would call efficiently. They also had extra staff in the queue / at the entrance. It's, surprisingly, no more than what they have on Max + Moritz. Which is why I don't think it's an issue for Efteling. But can I see any other places, outside of maybe Disney or Universal, being able to sustainably run something like this efficiently (as well as actually craft an experience worthy of the ride system)? No.


Anyways, this is an absolute win of a ride. As someone who didn't care for Spookslot (only did it once), this is a much, much needed improvement to the park.
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If you don't mind me asking re: the 'post lunch' comments, was it very nauseating or just a bit dizzying?
 
Heth said:
If you don't mind me asking re: the 'post lunch' comments, was it very nauseating or just a bit dizzying?
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I'm not great with spinning, and even though I was aware of what the ride system, it just felt a bit more spinny and dizzying than I initially expected.
 
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