Efteling's Dreamy, Dark Ride Masterpiece

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Every time I mispronounce a Dutch word, a fairy dies.
I’ve not stopped thinking about “Droomvlucht”, a flying dark ride at the Efteling since I rode it for the first time this year. Let’s deep dive into what makes it special in this video essay 4 times longer than the length of the ride itself.
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Thank you to Jaimy for being my Dutch consultant for this script, you can check out her Instagram covering her life in Japan (including some planned trips to Japanese theme parks) here ► / jaimyinjapan
Thank you to JackG for recording a voice cameo as a partygoer which I didn’t end up using! Sorry Jack! You can still find his hilarious theme park RU-vid channel here ► / @jack-g4112
Thank you to Harry Robertson for the notes on the video and letting me quote his Inception zinger, you can find similarly sharp insights on his Twitter account here ► / aitchrobertson
And finally thank you to Molly Parker and for her brilliant notes and feedback on the script for this video, and my parents for helping achieve the subtle smoke effect at the beginning 🌬️
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Channel media used:
Attraction 360 / @attractions360
Eftelwesley / @eftelwesleyhd
In De Efteling / @indeefteling
Kris Van de Sande / @krisvandesande
The Window to the Magic Podcast / @windowtothemagic
Other misc sources:
Roger Ebert interviewing Hayao Miyazaki www.rogerebert...
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Music used:
Haunted, Elevator and Shine by Jahzzar
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I want to Fall in Love on Snapchat by Chris Zabriskie
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License: creativecommon...
All tracks have been adapted to sound like they’re at a party.
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#efteling #themepark #videoessay #droomvlucht #deepdive

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@aurawilming6047 11 месяцев назад

I've always felt that first scene to be a bit underrated. The castles breathe. The point is to start wondering, are you looking at a building, or something alive? It should set the tone, but it's so subtle it's easy to miss.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Great point. I love how a lot of the dark rides at Efteling start with a slow moody scene to set the tone. I honestly didn't realise the castles even moved until I was editing this video!

@danielhereijgers7681 2 месяца назад

This is an awesome take on Efteling and Droomvlucht. Well done!

@cooljay7387 2 месяца назад

This video made me take a day on my European vacation to visit a theme park. Its a great park!

@MikeFromTheParty 2 месяца назад

Love that! Glad you had a good time

@mimleija 10 месяцев назад

I love de efteling. It's one of my favourite themeparcs❤❤❤

@babii3z0910 11 месяцев назад

It’s the iconic theme park in the Netherlands. I visited myself last year and I was in love with it. In my view, you can’t compare this park and Disneyland as they all have the uniqueness.

@dolores1007 9 месяцев назад

I love the efteling so much

@SuperKipArt 11 месяцев назад

"dromblocked" 😂 No seriously though, I'm Dutchb and Droomvlucht is my favourite too.

@mini_mew775 9 месяцев назад

Ugh! I want to go so bad but the plane tickets are so expensive and i dont know the language but ever since i heard about efterling a year ago ive wanted to go. Its so beautiful!

@waluigistampon 9 месяцев назад

You don't have to speak the langauge. Every actraction has translations in French, German and English. (Except one) Most of the workers have pins that indicate wich langauges they speak.

@colorbar.s 11 месяцев назад

had to turn on the subs for the "unox broodjes en gezelligheid" 😭😭 thank you for trying lol

@diedertspijkerboer 11 месяцев назад

I'm usually satisfied already when I find a fry at the bottom of a bag, but that might be because I don't get my fries from McDonald's

@scottyefird 11 месяцев назад

New Mike video! Hype!

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Hope you enjoyed it!

@CAPTAiNC 8 месяцев назад

De Efteling is actually registered as a naturepark

@redacted2077 11 месяцев назад

I really wish I could go to the neatherlands and see this now!

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

If you ever get the opportunity it's well worth a visit!

@davidvanhelden8711 7 месяцев назад

Ta tatata ta ta tatata

@OJvdH 11 месяцев назад

Completely agree we will not talk about carnaval festival. I have a year pass and I never go on that terable right. The music is bad the theming is bad, and the way it is designed you see all the technique wich also looks bad. And to mage things even worse noord only is the queline bzd. They also have this extremely annoying tv show in the queline queline music that is somehow worse than the music in the actual right it self.

@BrianKScott 11 месяцев назад

You are probably the only one that could make a video about the American Dream Mall with the dark gravitas it deserves. You have such a unique storytelling ability.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Googling it right now brb

@lightyear999 11 месяцев назад

Marty Sklar, who was the head of Walt Disney Imagineering for many years, called Efteling the best non-Disney park in the world. He was not wrong. It certainly has the most complex and beautiful dark rides outside of Disney’s. Droomvlucht is easily the best of them. While their animatronic figures lack the more natural movements of Disney’s figures, you’re absolutely correct that the simple movements in this ride’s figures are perfectly appropriate for what the ride is trying to get across.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Tony Baxter is a big Efteling fan too and is friends with Ton van de Ven! Always cool to hear Disney Imagineers talk about non-Disney parks

@lindah6258 11 месяцев назад

As a Dutch person I love how you pronounce Droomvlucht

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Aha I only realised how it wasn't quite right when I was editing 😶

@toaojjc 11 месяцев назад

Don't worry about it. I always enjoy to hear the effort. Dutch has some crazy sounds.

@colorbar.s 11 месяцев назад

@@MikeFromThePartyit's good enough! it'd be worse if you said droom like zoom lol

@kim8665 8 месяцев назад

I get him tho, Dutch is a hard language 😂 especially the grammar

@craftymidnight4718 11 месяцев назад

When you talked about the musical ambiguity and I heard the music, I got a little teary eyed. I've been going to De Efteling ever since I was little, every now and then, it's like a meter that fills up and I need to go there again. I jokingly call myself an Efteling Adult, lol. The ambiguity of De Droomvlucht has allowed it to feel different in all parts of my life I've been on the ride; the better parts of my childhood, the terrible parts of my early teens and twenties, and the good parts of my thirties. Sometimes I worried it couldn't enjoy the ride anymore because it has so many memories and emotions attached to it. But as I went to De Efteling again this summer for an impulsive second date, we went on it as the first ride in the morning to avoid any lines. As we rode it, I saw it with my new "themepark-nerd eyes" and was amazed at how this ride has always looked beautiful and well kept, no parts of the eleborate scenes ever seem to be in decay. So much effort must be going into the upkeep! I had a little themepark nerd exitement rant to my date, and later on the day we had our first kiss in the themed waiting line for The Flying Dutchman. It was the most fun date I've ever had, a new Efteling memory that made me feel like despite all the bad things that happened in my life, this themepark has always been there as an escape, a fantastical comfort in a sometimes dreary world. The relationship did not last past the summer, but I'm thankful for the new good memory being added to the collection.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

This is such a lovely story, thank you for sharing! I only got to experience it as an adult but I'm excited to see how it plays a part of my life going forward

@craftymidnight4718 11 месяцев назад

@@MikeFromTheParty Aw thank you! I hope you get to experience the park many more times too ☺

@swaffelkonijn5166 11 месяцев назад

I'm 33 now and I've riden Droomvlucht pretty much every year since it opened and never have I thought to over analyse it in this way. That being said, I think you nailed it, more Efteling content please!

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!

@WorldofThrills 11 месяцев назад

I really love this interpretation of Droomvlucht, Mike! The ride is just pure beauty. I’d never thought about how you’re falling from space back down to earth either. And I guess falling is a pretty common sensation in dreams too so it makes even more sense…

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the support King 👑

@ttintagel 11 месяцев назад

"I fell asleep, then I dreamed I was flying through the forest, then I flew up into the night sky, then I fell back to Earth and woke up" makes perfect sense as a story. I'm baffled by any claim that it doesn't.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Fair haha

@alexandravalentina4854 11 месяцев назад

Love this video! I’ve had an obsession with this theme park for years, it’s the main theme park in Europe I really want to visit. It has the magic of Disney without the intellectual property! And I love that weird creativity

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

If you ever get the chance it's definitely worth a visit!

@MinerBat 11 месяцев назад

It is indeed great! Definitely go if you ever have the chance

@GHAMVs 11 месяцев назад

Who keeps inviting this guy to parties? And how do I get these invites?

@juliamavroidi8601 11 месяцев назад

It's even funnier if you imagine it's all the same party

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Who needs an invite

@honeyplummm 11 месяцев назад

As someone who goes to the Efteling often and even has an Instagram and tiktok dedicated to the Efteling, I highly appreciate that you compare Efteling to Ghibli. I have never made that link before but it's so true. Moreover, it's notable how for a lot of Dutch people, regardless of whether they like fairytales, the Efteling is very important. It's something extremely nostalgic for all of us. Can you imagine experiencing this park as a small child? Absolute wonder. I'm so excited for my future kids to experience that. Needless to say, my favourite attraction is and has always been Droomvlucht.

@MikeFromTheParty 10 месяцев назад

I can't even imagine how much I would have loved this a child! However, I'm really glad I got to experience it for the first time as an adult, it's rare I get to experience a new classic with no expectations ☺️

@RhondaBranneky 2 месяца назад

Could you link me, please?

@cosmichal9548 11 месяцев назад

A "Garden of Earthly Delights" darkride would be incredible, it's one of my favorite paints for just how strange it is. This whole park reminds me so much of the Enchanted Forest, a small theme park in the U.S. in Oregon. The storybook theme, the surreal and dreamlike quality, there's a ton in common. If I ever make it to the Netherlands, I'm adding Efteling to my "must see" list!

@saigeblu4896 11 месяцев назад

Being at Enchanted Forest feels like being in purgatory lol, love that place

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

The idea of basing a dark ride on a painting is so cool, I'd love to see something like that one day

@throughthewindowpane 11 месяцев назад

That is a fantastic idea! I spend at least half an hour in front of that painting because there is so much to see. Don’t know if it can be a children’s ride though…

@Firegen1 11 месяцев назад

Let's get this party going! I've been looking forward to this as Efteling is so slept on by English speaking channels bar Themepark World

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Agree it's so slept on in the Anglosphere! Hope you enjoyed it 🥳

@Firegen1 11 месяцев назад

@@MikeFromThePartyAlways do Mike Van het Feest. Keeping making great videos 🎉

@mochimatchabean 11 месяцев назад

here for both the essay content and just how much i enjoy the ongoing framing device.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Glad it's still working 🥳

@ttintagel 11 месяцев назад

I know, right? I want to really be at these parties!

@joprides 11 месяцев назад

The Efteling has truly some of the darkrides you can find. My personal favourite is probably Fata Morgana. It's an older ride, but i think it still holds up pretty well for the most part.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Fata Morgana is great too!

@channyh.221B 10 месяцев назад

When my sister won a class school trip by choice and they went to Efteling, 1 hour before returning to the schoolbus, back to Belgium, she and her classmates went for one last ride on Fata Morgana. While in waiting line, a girl from her class noticed a boy she has seen before at sport games events. To they all talked and having fun and when going into the boat, he sat next to my sister, talking and they exchanged phonenummbers and told they would meet next time in Antwerp at the 'Vogeltjesmarkt' cause that's the only thing the Dutch boy knew. This happened in 1987, all in a moment that, if they didn't win that school trip, the girl form that class wouldn't have known the boy, they wouldn't have talked and this would never have happened. Cause they are still together, have grandkids and for them, Efteling really gave them the fairytail moment. And that's why Fata Morgana still holds that magical spark.

@kimvandermolen5407 11 месяцев назад

The talking tree is a rip of of our own talking tree, the Sprookjes Boom. Its a talking tree that tell’s fairytales to kids, it is in Efteling and has its own tv program and for a while could be heard on “efteling radio”

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

I didn't know about the radio show! I was just joking around about it being ripped off from Tayto Park, I did a long video on that park which only opened in 2010

@kevintjekevin 11 месяцев назад

Loved this video so much! On a podcast about the Efteling (Kleine Boodschap, unfortunately in Dutch) they talked about different types of storytelling and how the Efteling often used implicit storytelling, where through the environment (decor, sound, music, lights etc) there is a story evoked in your head rather than implicitly told.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

This is a really interesting distinction, thanks for sharing! I guess I'm going to have to start learning Dutch...

@procrastination_productions 11 месяцев назад

I would really like to hear your opinions on Valhalla at Blackpool pleasure beach.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

I adore it, my favourite ride in the UK!

@joswonderland 11 месяцев назад

Absolutely cannot express enough how much I loved this video!! As a Dutch person who visits the efteling almost every week, its not often you come across such a well-researched and well thought-out video about this wonderful park! Your interpretation of the ride is stellar, thank you so much for willing to tell almost exactly what this ride feels like!! Also loved the comparison to studio gjibli, it's almost like you're reading my thoughts🤣 Keep going man, I think I've found a new favorite channel!

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

I really appreciate this, glad you enjoyed it!!

@alexoswin1822 11 месяцев назад

You have such a wonderfully evocative way of describing and explaining rides.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!!

@NEAAYT 11 месяцев назад

CARNAVAL FESTIVAL IS PERFECT. IT IS MY CHILDHOOD.

@Kyderra 10 месяцев назад

As a Dutch guy, I never gave this ride much tough. I never consider the mid tone of the music being intentional to make you feel like you are half awake until now. I think as this ride gets older it's getting better because the bigger theme parks really push hard to make you feel what they want you should be feeling, especially with music. It's nice to have a ride by an artist with a specific vision that goes against that.

@matthijshannink 2 месяца назад

I grew up with this ride, experiencing it being a yearly tradition as a child. Now that I’m pushing 30, I still visit the park at least twice a year just to get away from it all. I think Efteling established such a strong emotional connection with me and other Dutch people because it allows us to reconnect with our culture, myths and sagas from the Netherlands and the rest of north western Europe, in a country/world/time that’s highly industrialized and fast paced. Dutch people are highly nostalgic. It would break my heart if something ever happend to it.

@jotunfalls4026 11 месяцев назад

I am begging you to make more Efteling videos, this was great

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Wouldn't rule it out, I love this park a lot!

@TTHBLOX_ 11 месяцев назад

I put this in my playlist "better than disney" so yeah haha it is better

@Hensepens64 8 месяцев назад

Normally when I see a clip with that much talking.. i skip and go to the next one In this case however.. you kept my attention till the end. Your storytelling is great and explaining at the the same time. I disagree about your feelings towards Carnaval Festival, but for the rest a very interesting review on Droomvlucht (and yes .. your pronouncation was good enough to understand what you wanted to say)

@prod.scumboi5408 11 месяцев назад

As a Dutch person who has gone to the efteling way to many times I have a fun fact about the ride. There actually is a tiny story connected to the ride. In the Fairy garden you can see a weird troll sitting on a throne, this is the troll king. He has a story that connects back to the droomvlucht! If you ever go back to the efteling, wander around the Sprookjesbos and maybe you’ll find out just what the story is.

@basmathijsen4401 11 месяцев назад

This isn't true sadly, the troll King in the fairytale forest and the King of the forest (King Oberon) aren't the same person, I don't doubt that Ton van de Ven had a story in mind when creating the attraction but it's not yet been told

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Will keep an eye out next time I'm there, definitely didn't spend enough time in the Sprookjesbos!

@vincent4205 11 месяцев назад

@@basmathijsen4401 I believe that he said in an interview that there isn't a story, because he wants the visitors to experience this new world and its scenery, so they can come up with their own stories and associations

@HaroldHeidendom 9 месяцев назад

After 2 days and nights of horror and crashing mentally rock bottom. I come to your video. I love your naration and almost poëtic form of telling. The DroomVlucht was my favorite atraction as a kid. No Efteling visit was perfect without The Droomvlucht. I am a musician, fascinated by sound since my 7th age (im 32 now) and I often even make music IN MY DREAMS. In my dreams they sound better as any sound ive heard, and when I wake up, i go to the studio sometimes at night to put this on paper. only to come back and see its just a basic Am-F-C-G progression. (the pop progression...) the thing what makes the "normal" so special in dreams are the neurotransmitters in your brain. I am neurodivergent, and only with music I can achieve similar dreamlike fantasies. The 2 disney music examples sound too crowded to me, too much going on with the music, with a view I can only describe as "vaguely a city I have seen on TV from the skies". While droomvlucht works with speakers with sounds, of crickets, water, and even mist generators to feel the moisty forest youre in. Also even the flowery side of these forests are too good to be true. And only in THAT way you can achieve that. They aim for a Sensory experience rather than a story/plot experience. And I always love that. not just as a kid, but still today. It is, and will always be my favorite atraction. To the point I kinda wanna go back. And the People Of Laaf? I love these silly bulky friendly versions of little people. I live in a appartment complex, and one of our neighbours put a Laaf Dude in our garden. I litteraly thought I was tripping. I wasnt, I love this little man. I truely do. Our dutch species of Human. You truely made my day man. thanks a lot. I hope you get millions of subs. you got mine!

@RobloxOlaf 11 месяцев назад

Am I the only one that thought his profile picture was Rick Astley at first?

@MinerBat 11 месяцев назад

0:52 what do you mean, carnaval festival is great

@dolanbright 11 месяцев назад

11:43 It can't be a ripoff of the one from Taytopark since: Droomvlucht was opened in 1993. From 2006 till 2008 they had a Fairytale tree tv-series. On April 1st 2010 they built the Fairytale tree in the Fairytale forest. So all of this took place before Taytopark itself even opened

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

That's the joke 😭

@dolanbright 11 месяцев назад

@@MikeFromTheParty Aaahh well that explains a lot, thank goodness😂😂😂

@dolanbright 11 месяцев назад

@@MikeFromThePartyAlso when you were at Efteling last year, was Het Spookslot still opened and if yes, did you visit it? Because that attraction truly is a gem in the themepark world

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

I did manage to experience it thankfully and I absolutely adored it! Whilst I'm sad it closed I hope Danse Macabre will be a worthy successor

@GLJosh 11 месяцев назад

I think a Microsoft Excel ride could be pretty cool. Make it old school, with the Paperclip tapping your ride vehicle, breakdowns in the ride could be called "error in file loading", a room based on Pivot tables with numbers flying all around, choosing a Graph type room, etc. Or just make it like that traveling Zombie dark ride that's just a blank metal box inside but add pictures of Bill Gates.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Ok you've sold me on this concept

@TylerHendrixO 11 месяцев назад

Hi, Mike! I like your videos, and I have just a small suggestion. I think your vocal audio is a lot cleaner in this video than in previous ones (no room echo), but the bass in your voice is also a lot more pronounced here, making the audio feel a bit muddy and harder to understand at times. It might be useful to study up on audio EQ for voice and learn how to adjust for clarity. I think In The Mix is a really helpful channel for this stuff. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pjMCyLsRNig.html

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

I appreciate this kind of constructive feedback a lot, will definitely check out that channel!

@FleursarphatieSarphatie 11 месяцев назад

Hay stop to fun of my land at netherlands

@GarryWilliams555 11 месяцев назад

Droomvlucht is by far and away my favourite dark ride and Eftelling somehow surpassed my sky high expectations. It's like Heaven to me. Also, Carnival Festival is amazing lol.

@KnottsBear-yTalesPreserved 10 месяцев назад

The thing I love about Efteling is that it is living proof that anything outside of Disney can flourish and even be amazing on its own.

@MinerBat 11 месяцев назад

15:05 Actually, imagine a ride about evil clippy coming for revenge or something. I know that is not from excel but it would be a really funny idea for a ride

@njdotson 11 месяцев назад

This ride won't work on me because I only dream of theme parks

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Relatable

@ttintagel 11 месяцев назад

I have theme park dreams, too. When I was a kid I used to dream I was locked in the Magic Kingdom after dark, and the Carrousel came off its moorings and chased me around the empty park spinning like a top.

@johansl9604 10 месяцев назад

This Dutchie loved the way you enjoyed our national pride 😂 curious if you have seen all the talking trees in the fairytale forest too...

@MikeFromTheParty 10 месяцев назад

I was joking about it ripping off Tayto Park 😂 But apparently the talking tree in this ride predates the one in the fairytale forest!

@johansl9604 10 месяцев назад

@@MikeFromTheParty there are 2 in that forest...one can say hello and your name. When you have the efteling app and so

@forgotmyun 8 месяцев назад

Droomvlucht has been my absolute favorite ride since I was 4. No matter what, it will always wow me and will always have a special place in my heart. I’ve even considered walking down the isle to the soundtrack

@wiebevdmeij 8 месяцев назад

HAHAHHA The intro with Carnival Festival! As an Efteling fan, I FUCKING AGREE, the space could be used for something so much better in my opinion.

@saltiestbun 10 месяцев назад

If you’re a fan of good dreamy media, on the off chance you haven’t had the pleasure of seeing it yet, I highly recommend Paprika. It’s one of Satoshi Kon’s best works (besides Tokyo Godfathers, the best Christmas film haha), and a masterclass in dream logic. Iirc inception is loooosely based on it, but removed all the joy and weirdness and color and unease of the original (also Paprika’s ost is lovely) (I skimmed through the comments to check if someone mentioned it already, but giving them credit in case someone beat me to it

@MikeFromTheParty 10 месяцев назад

I've not seen Paprika but I've heard great things (definitely remember it being brought up in relation to Inception a lot). Honestly my first day at Efteling was one of the best days of my life, I was on such a euphoric high all day!

@jtgarner270 6 месяцев назад

Please look up the books made by Wendy Froud, a doll maker and collaborator with Jim Henson and George Lucas. Her storybooks made of photographs taken of dolls she made herself in settings she also constructed are VERY like this in appearance and theme, and would have been made in the late 80s and early 90s, along with the Dark Crystal, a project she worked on with Jim Henson in the early 80s. Every time I see Dreamflight, I can't help but see Wendy Froud everywhere and wonder if any small piece of her various work was even a small inspiration.

@markvankoeverden3368 8 месяцев назад

Love your assessment of Droomvlucht Mike! Spot on, I feel. I've always liked the ride a lot, but never gave it much thought. You clearly did. Having grown up in Kaatsheuvel (where Efteling is located) in the sixties and seventies, Droomvlucht was always one of the "newer" attractions for me. Other features like "De Indische Waterlelies" (not sure about the name in English) carried more sentimental weight for me. On my next visit, which I am planning on when Dance Macabre (the new horror ride replacing the old Spookslot) has opened, I will visit Droomvlucht again and pay more attention!

@altohippiegabber 3 месяца назад

Fun Fact: Droomvlucht is Geert Wilders' favourite Efteling attraction

@sebastianhuvenaars6537 11 месяцев назад

Interesting analysis of the two. If Disney feeds you imagination, De Efteling often gives you the ingredients and let your imagination create the complete experience. Fantastic place.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Great way of putting it!

@mweib48 10 месяцев назад

This is plain truth, it probably has to do with the mk ultra mind control program disney is involved in for years upon years, clearly this is not the case with de efteling.

@ragea1 7 месяцев назад

Didn't see it mentioned, but if you haven't watched Vanilla Sky you definitely should, I think it does an amazing job presenting the world of dreams vs inception.

@y.m.c.acoasters 11 месяцев назад

This just makes me want to go to Efteling with you! Couldn’t agree more with what you say about Droomvlucht, such a whimsical experience

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching! What I'm hearing is group trip next year once Dans Macarbe is open? 👀

@y.m.c.acoasters 11 месяцев назад

👀👀👀

@tux_duh 6 месяцев назад

I ADORE the fairy designs! Reminds me of the charlie and the chocolate factory animatronics, I was obsessed with them when I was younger

@jonathankey6444 7 месяцев назад

Dreamflight gives me the vibes that “Love Particle” by Benyamind gives me. We could use more non-standard EDO music on our rides

@MM-ux7kp 6 месяцев назад

Also; Liked, subscribed, watched, shared on tumblr, etc. You are a good content creator from what I have seen so far. I wish nothing for you except good things. That goes for anybody reading this message.

@PieterPatrick 9 месяцев назад

You need to smoke a ver big.... ...before entering The Carnaval. You will not stop lauching with that earworm in your head.

@maartenkos98 11 месяцев назад

You sir, are spot on. Droomvlucht is my favorite. (and the only thing about Carnaval Festival is uncomfortable is the music)

@Merdragoon 11 месяцев назад

Sooo I'm not the only one that couldn't focus on Inception. I mean I believe that the premises is good and I'm sure it's good for people, but I... kinda fell asleep about at the beginning of it. And I usually love dream stuff. It felt so clinctal and linier that it didn't feel right. And I couldn't understand where people were coming from when they said that Inception was inspired by Paprika because that doesn't feel like it was inspired by it at all. Yes, Paprika is also about exploring dreams, but it handles it in a way that actually feels like dreamlike and non-liner nor straight foward. Even when it tried to do the "clinical", they make a point that dreams and thought don't always make sense, especually the ending of the movie shows this. Now this ride (from what you've shown) kinda feels more like the "nonsensical" aspect of Paprika and even Perfect Blue, just in a ride than an animated movie. So I do hope in the future I get to experience this place because it looks lovely and fun.

@JarharaJaiArik 6 месяцев назад

even though it is very unknown, I think the movie that best pulls of being set mostly in a dream is Imaginaerum. It doesn't really have anything in common with Droomvlucht since it pulls off the dreamy feel in a completely different way but I adore both equally.

@diedertspijkerboer 11 месяцев назад

About that Tayto park tree: yes, Efteling has an unpleasant habit of pre-emptively copying ideas from other parks. They obviously have a time machine which allows them to do this.

@stg.wendigo1655 11 месяцев назад

Tip from a guy from Amsterdam. Dreamflight is at it's best when your on Cannabis. You will have a great time if you smoked a joint before. Just be sure no one knows otherwise you will be suspended from the park.

@DaneeGen 6 месяцев назад

I had a very similar experience when I visited Efteling last year without having done any prior research. I thought the ride was incredible and the entire thing gave me a slightly uneasy but relaxed feeling. I came off it not really knowing how to feel but wanting to ride again and again. Your points around Disney are really interesting ! It’s an amazing park and can’t wait to go back!

@starblossom05 10 месяцев назад

Simple thing to remember All Fairytale in Europa are often Dark stories and often have a life lessons behind them. Wat you see in Disney is a much more of a Nicer/good version mostly there Ending have a good version as a outcome nothing is wrong with them just so you know Efteling Tells Story not all have good ending but the stories are quit interesting. Some of the story are Arabic other are Asian so mix due History But then again not all right have a Story though the idea around is probely way mamy keep saying "everything have a Story"

@txtallydti 10 месяцев назад

I love how English people pronounce droomvlucht but I also absolutely love this video. I am a rollercoaster girls through and through. But not in the Efteling. Droomvlucht is my go to.

@WillieTheSilent 11 месяцев назад

In the space and castle scenes there is no floor under the vehicle, just a 4 or 5 meter drop wich always makes me TERRIFIED that it will fall down and kill us all 😅

@ashleyboots3386 10 месяцев назад

I really need to experience this attraction!! I have brain damage, severe dissociation and amnesia, as well as complete aphantasia. This prevents me from visualizing things or reliving memories. But my dreams are astonishingly vivid. I'd love to see if this captures that feeling of "more real than real life" my dreams always give me!

@rosicl2867 11 месяцев назад

The Efteling is more like classic European fairytales/folklore with sometimes a dark or creepy undertone. Disney has taken all the spooky stuff out of the fairy tales, which in my opinion makes it more boring thematically.

@Jesper0408 11 месяцев назад

Oh you dare to say you don't like Carnaval Festival! You shall be punished by listening to the soundtrack all day! 😂

@stephaniegagne3376 6 месяцев назад

I’m about to turn 25 in exactly 14 days. I still have fantastical dreams lol

@Sunflowervol18 5 месяцев назад

Carnival festival is a kidsride for sure. I still love it because of the nostalgia, but I can understand why someone wouldn’t like it if you saw it as an adult for the first time.

@MM-ux7kp 6 месяцев назад

This was some cool-ass shyt. I am so glad I clicked the video. Your love shows through the way you talk about the park

@ageoflove1980 11 месяцев назад

Every ride does have a story but not in a traditional way. The story is more emotional than literal if that makes any sense. It leaves just enough room to give your own interpretation to things and that makes the rides very reridable: You dont want to experience the story again, you want to revisit that feeling. The clever thing is, is that every participant develops an almost personal connection to the rides. The music plays a huge part in this too, every ride has an original track of course specifically composed to strenghten such a connection. Thats probably the case with the Ghibli films too because the story often makes little sense to me, but the feeling the art, the characters and the music cause is all too familiar. Sometimes things are just better when they are not literally spelled out for you 100%

@Firegen1 11 месяцев назад

6:24 We have to have a reflection/response video of you visiting a park, lore/destination blind. It's a really nice way to appreciate the work of ride/show designers sans marketing.

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

I think sadly this might be the closest we'll get to this, it was a unique set of circumstances that let me visit this blind!

@colorbar.s 11 месяцев назад

carnaval festival definitely isn't anybody's recommendation lol

@nintendoswitch2927 5 месяцев назад

All rides are based on a story (yes even Droomvlucht) But they are not telling them.

@gamebuster800 10 месяцев назад

My kid is obsessed with Carnaval Festival. Help indeed.

@wypmangames 11 месяцев назад

i rode dream flight on my birthday last year and at one of the transition tunnels there was an umbrella laying on the floor not even 2 minutes later the ride stopped due to "technical difficulties" 😂

@disneymagiczack 11 месяцев назад

Welcome back mate! Love your videos, they always make me think! I love the style and how simple it is. The research is amazing that you do and the results, well they speak for themselves!

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

I appreciate this a lot Zack, glad you enjoyed it!

@abigailkatestewart7395 4 месяца назад

I can relate to the 15 minute rant about a Dutch theme park in the middle of a party. great video man!

@survivaloftheidiots6239 11 месяцев назад

Ive never noticed the talking tree!!! So cool, its propably a nod to the other one in het sprookjesbos

@MikeFromTheParty 11 месяцев назад

Apparently it predates the one in het sprookjesbos which is interesting!

@bepiempelaarnl 11 месяцев назад

dont you dare insult carnaval festival, the melody will haunt you for years for this.

@VideoGamePhilosopher 5 месяцев назад

“Unfortunately, inception”😅

@YannBK1608 8 месяцев назад

Found your video by clicking on your channel in World of Thrills’ comment section! I’m happy to find another Efteling lover, we should create a club hahaha

@MikeFromTheParty 8 месяцев назад

We should get matching jackets or something hahahaha

@AdamYJ 11 месяцев назад

There’s a really interesting vibe to that ride from what I’ve seen. The style of the figures reminds me of the work of artists like illustrator Brian Froud and comic book artist Mike Ploog. And the dreamy fantasy feel reminds me of 1980s fantasy films like Legend and Labyrinth.