Safaripark Beekse Bergen
Largest wildlife safari park in the Benelux, with drive-through and boat safaris across 300 acres.
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Efteling
Score9.0
🇳🇱NetherlandsTheme parkEurope
Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands
A Dutch fairy-tale park with storybook rides and top roller coasters.
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Best for FamiliesBest for ValueOpened
1952
Size
178 acres (72 ha)
Rides
32 attractions
Avg. visit
9 hours
Ticket range
$46–$65 USD
Efteling overview
Efteling at a glance
A Dutch fairy-tale park with storybook rides and top roller coasters.
Opened in 1952 around the Fairytale Forest, Efteling has grown into the largest theme park in the Benelux and one of the oldest in the world. Its identity rests on immersive, hand-crafted storytelling — the Droomvlucht dark ride, the Villa Volta madhouse and the Symbolica palace sit alongside genuinely strong thrill hardware such as Baron 1898, Python and the wooden-steel duo Joris en de Draak.
The park spans roughly 178 acres of woodland in Kaatsheuvel, North Brabant, and runs year-round, with the Winter Efteling season a major draw.
Our editor's recommendation
Yes — it earns the trip on its own. It ranks #2 of the 50 parks we score, at 9.0/10 with 32 rides and attractions and a typical visit of about 9 hours. Tickets run $46–$65 a day. The strongest reasons to go are its family-friendly range and value for money. We found no significant drawbacks in the data we track. Best time to visit: Late spring.
Efteling highlights
Rides & attractions at Efteling
These are the top attractions at Efteling — 8 rides and experiences hand-picked and verified by our editorial team, including 6 signature rides you shouldn't miss. Use the filter bar below to narrow the line-up by rider height, zone, category or thrill level.
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Plan your visit to Efteling
- Operating hours
- Typically 10am-6pm, extended to 8pm or later in summer and during the Winter Efteling
- Typical gate times
- Usually 10:00 to 18:00-20:00 depending on day and season.
- Operating calendar
- Open 365 days a year; daily hours vary and are published on the official opening-hours calendar.
- Extended hours
- Extended evening hours during Winter Efteling and peak summer; outdoor coasters may close in adverse winter weather.
- Seasonal closures
- Open year-round, with reduced days in low season
- Queue-skip pass
- No paid queue-skip; single-rider lines available on a few attractions
- How long to stay
- Full day, two days with a stay
- Multi-day tickets
- 2-day tickets and hotel/holiday-park packages priced well below two single-day tickets.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $125 USD.
Efteling map
Official park mapEfteling events & shows
Halloween Efteling
Family-friendly autumn season with pumpkin decor, spooky trails and seasonal entertainment.
Winter Efteling
Winter season with ice skating, fire baskets, snow-dusted Fairytale Forest and seasonal shows.
Efteling reviews & ratings
Amusement Park Ranker overall score
9.0
An aggregate of 3 public review platforms, each normalized to a 0–10 scale and weighted by review volume.
Efteling wait times
- Typical day
15
- Crowd & wait score
7.5
Efteling records & achievements
One of the oldest theme parks in the world
1952Efteling opened its Fairytale Forest in 1952, predating Disneyland by three years and making it one of the world's oldest operating theme parks.
Attractions near Efteling
Speelland Beekse Bergen
Family water and play park next to the safari park, with slides and a lake beach.
Noordbrabants Museum
Fine art museum in 's-Hertogenbosch with a permanent Hieronymus Bosch collection.
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