Efteling Expansion + New Coaster

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Praise the day, the Grand Hotel has finally gone vertical.

Constructie van Efteling Grand Hotel gaat eindelijk de hoogte in

Beter laat dan nooit: er gebeurt eindelijk iets noemenswaardigs op het bouwterrein van het nieuwe Efteling Grand Hotel. De fundering van het...

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[Efteldingus]

Hate to be that guy but maybe the hotel should have it's own thread? Most of the news about it is now scattered between this and the Danse Macabre thread. Great to finally see vertical construction though!

 

[Crazycoaster]

I don’t think a hotel’s construction would need it’s own thread, I think it fits in here. Once they start to built a new coaster, that’ll deserve it’s own thread.

 

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The first pieces of the Grand Hotel’s pre-built facade have arrived.

Efteling trots: contouren van nieuw hotel worden zichtbaar

De Efteling slaakt een zucht van opluchting: na heel wat vertragingen worden de contouren van het Efteling Grand Hotel eindelijk zichtbaar....

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The Grand Hotel is now rising

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1775249305269334350

 

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According to insiders to Looopings, Efteling is looking to end the Raveleijn stunt show as early as January 2025 (their contract with Puy du Fou was supposed to last until 2026). The plan is to do away with the arena and turn it into a new themed area featuring shops, restaurants, and a walkthrough attraction that tells the story of Raveleijn in a more interactive way, still featuring live performers contracted by Puy du Fou. Apparently it's in response to growing criticism over the use of animals during the show, leading Efteling to want to move away from the format. The new area and walkthrough attraction would be the big novelty of the 2026 season.

Efteling wil Raveleijn vervangen door attractie: huidige show gaat verdwijnen

Paardenshow Raveleijn in de Efteling loopt binnenkort ten einde. Het Kaatsheuvelse attractiepark werkt achter de schermen aan een plan om de bekende...

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Meanwhile, the Grand Hotel has risen multiple floors while the surrounding area is seeing remodelling. It's all coming along at a rapid pace.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1794748439361700258

 

[Hutch]

Well in that case I'm glad I did get the chance to see Raveleijn, but I'm happy to see it go/retrofitted to something else as I didn't find it that impressive. The set looked great though, so if there's a way to maintain some of the facades into whatever the new attraction is, that'd be great.

 

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Efteling will add a new display to their fairytale forest next year based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Princess and the Pea", with the setpiece stylized as an annex of the Efteling Grand Hotel serving as its backdrop: