Carnaval Festival
| Carnaval Festival | |
|---|---|
The sign above the entrance |
|
| Data | |
| Location | Efteling |
| Manufacturer | Mack Rides |
| Type | Dark ride |
| Construction year | 1984 |
| Travel time | 8 min |
| Route length | 240 m |
| speed | 1.8 km / h |
| Number of gondolas | 118 |
| People per gondola | 2-3 |
| capacity | 1600 people / h |
| Number of animatronics | 270 |
| costs | 4.54 million euros |
Carnaval Festival (in German Carnival Festival ) is a ride from the manufacturer Mack Rides in the Dutch theme park Efteling . The gondolas drive past scenes of the carnival festival, which are divided into 15 countries.
The ride was designed by Joop Geesink , who is also known in the Netherlands as the inventor of Loeki de Leeuw (German: Loeki the Lion). It opened in 1984 shortly after the death of his spiritual father.
history
In September 1983 the plan arose to build the first Darkride in Efteling. It was opened on June 1, 1984 by Joop Gesink's widow. In 1998 the entrance had to be relocated due to the construction of the Vogel Rok roller coaster , whereby the waiting rows were covered at the same time. Since 2005 , Loeki the lion has been seen in every scene of the attraction. Since November 2011, a Sinterklaas doll has also been put on the Dutch scene every year during Advent . In 2012, Loeki the lion was again replaced by the attraction's original mascots: Jokie and the jet bird. The attraction was overhauled in 2002 and 2012 for the 50th and 60th anniversary of Efteling.
background
The big, red noses that almost all dolls have at the Carnaval Festival are striking. In the opening year, red noses were handed out to the visitors.
music
The accompanying music was composed by Toon Hermans and performed by Ruud Bos . The attraction has continuous music, with most countries having their own arrangement that should be typical for the respective country.
Trivia
- Carnaval Festival was built very quickly. Construction was decided in September 1983; It was already open to visitors at the beginning of the 1984 season, and that without exceeding the planned cost of 10 million guilders.
- Carnaval Festival was the first attraction in Efteling in 1984 with a photo station during the journey. The camera was initially at the beginning of the journey and was moved to its current location in 1986 shortly before the final scene.
Illustrations
Jungle scene
Photographer in Belgium
France
Beer festival in Germany
Jokie in Hawaii
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ vijfzintuigen.nl ( Memento of the original dated May 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Sinterklaas in Carnaval Festival - November 24, 2011
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 8 ″ N , 5 ° 3 ′ 8 ″ E