A THEME park in Europe often compared to Disneyland is launching a new ride. Opening this winter,Dutch theme park Efteling will launch Ravenring in the Raveleijn themed world, which was recently ...

As my eight-year-old tore across a sun-dappled clearing in the forest, his eyes locked on a golden coin that had just flown out of a donkey statue’s bottom, my daughter and I were doubled over in ...

Once upon a time in a land far, far away, a kindly artist called Anton decided to build a fairytale forest where all the children from the local village could come to play and find their favourite ...

Going to Efteling is pretty much a rite of passage if you’re Dutch. Ever since the theme park opened its doors in 1952, it’s been a family favourite. I first went when I was four and it made a lasting ...

When we planned our trip to the Dutch lands, we already thought about visiting Efteling for two days, one of the oldest theme parks in Europe. It encompasses fairy tales, as well as a variety of ...

A MAGICAL theme park in The Netherlands is being hailed by parents as “better than Disney” – and it’s only an hour’s flight away. What’s more, Efteling has just announced a brand new ride that will ...

Famed Dutch amusement park Efteling can have a maximum of five million visitors per year, the Noord Brabant provincial authorities have said. Any more will exceed the theme park’s permit for nitrogen ...

The night is dark and the air claustrophobic as our boat glides along a river. We've gone through a rough part of town. Men stare over balefully, calling out threats, giving us the dread-eye. We pass ...