Can someone explain what Symbolica will actually be? (Dark ride, flat ride, coaster etc.) The only thing I know about it is it looks like a fairytale castle

EDIT: After looking a page back I noticed it is to be a dark ride!

Liam.W wrote:

Can someone explain what Symbolica will actually be? (Dark ride, flat ride, coaster etc.) The only thing I know about it is it looks like a fairytale castle

EDIT: After looking a page back I noticed it is to be a dark ride!

Yeah, its a dark ride.

Visitors will enter the attraction and be met by their host - Pardoes the Magic Jester before boarding a six person ride vehicle for their journey. Once seated, each vehicle will have a choice of one of three different routes through the palace, each of which will feature unique adventures and interactive elements.

I remember seeing a company a while back advertising this. I assume its the same people.

So I made my first ever European theme park visit on Friday 29th, I'll write a longer opinion post later but for now a couple of pics of Symbolica I took while I was there. Overall, a very enjoyable visit, expectations exceeded.

Efteling have tweeted a sketch of one of the interior rooms for Symbolica. The image shows the lobby where guests will be led reday for their audience with King Pardulfus. just like everything else about this project, this looks like it will have some stunning theming and I can't wait to see how the final interior turns out.

Looks stunning looks like Alton could learn a thing or two about what I call real themeing

It's been a few years since I been to Efterling, looks like I need to book a trip to go there in the next few years The only thing stopping me is Jess's health

Roy

Python, the 35 year old Vekoma double loop corkscrew coaster at Efteling, looks set to get a complete overhaul next year. Efteling's maintenance schedule shows that the coaster will be closed from 10th April until 30th June when, according to Loopings(page may need to be translated from Dutch), the ride will receive an almost total track replacement with just the lift-hill and station track remaining of the original.

It's interesting to see that Efteling are going down this route rather than commissioning a whole new ride. It seems they've taken the decision to preserve one of their most iconic rides rather than remove it.

This is a very interesting move from Efteling. Most parks are trying to get rid of their Arrows/older Vekomas, not preserve them! I find this move especially interesting as Python runs vest restraint trains, which are considerably more comfortable than the original trains and I believe MK-1200s. Either way, it's nice to see old rides cared for.

But if they are replacing the track, why not change some of Arrow's/Vekoma's infamously weird and uncomfortable banking? It'd much improve the ride (I felt Big Loop's banking to be quite weird at points, and that was with good trains and in the front) and now would be the perfect time to fix it!

I wonder if more parks will replace track on old rides? First Hulk, and now Python, it might become a trend to add a new lease of life into classic rides.

Such an excellent move by Efteling, it would be a travesty to lose this roller coaster.

I very much look forward to revisiting again at some point in the future.

[Symbolica is looking epic.]

Nobody has mentioned this in here yet, but it seems that The Flying Dutchman/De Vliegende Hollander is having some of its track replaced over closed season.


Photo from Wonder World

So beautiful..

I've finally had the time to sit and watch the updates, and well, wow.

I am so excited for this development, the passion that the people involved are showing is so infectious.
They say that they are hoping that this helps them along towards their target to get more people visiting in the next few years and I certainly think it will do that. Europe always do dark rides much better than the UK, and the level of detail going into this is enviable ... maybe Merlin need to get Mr O.J.Punctuel on board with SW8 to give them a few tips about detail and timing

I'm really looking forward to the next installment, as Lewis says I'm pretty certain we're going to get a look at the ride vehicles next.