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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ONLY WHEN I became a parent could I fully appreciate how cruel grocery stores are to display a wall of candy at checkout, just when you're at your most vulnerable—tired and distracted, with no other ...

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 ...

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 ...

Regular readers know I love amusement parks. But they also know I’ve come to hate Disney, creator of the world’s most popular amusement parks, with the passion of a thousand suns. Here’s what I wrote ...