De Prinses op de Erwt - Efteling (Netherlands)

            De Prinses op de Erwt 02/11/2024 15h56
Something new is going to happen here! 
Groundwork is already in full swing at the time of the opening of Danse Macabre. In the background, the Grand Efteling Hotel is under construction. That too has everything to do with sleeping.

De Prinses op de Erwt
In 2023, there was already talk that a 31st addition would be made to the Fairytale Forest. In June of this year, the first design sketches were revealed by Efteling and the location was already known; in the woods between the Grand Hotel and Trollenkoning and Vrouw Holle. Designed by Sander de Bruijn. It will be a narrow building with a bell gable and a large chimney. The walls are decorated with typical Efteling stucco. There are spherical lamps and there are pirons on the roof. Visitors will soon be able to peer inside through the windows. There they will see the princess from the story lying on her mattresses.

De Bruijn, who is also the manager of the Efteling design department, describes the addition as a "royal gazebo". The new Efteling Grand Hotel is located right behind the fairytale. It was not without reason that they chose a story about sleeping: for marketing purposes, The Princess on the Pea is linked to the opening of the hotel.

"With the same style elements and design language, that connection is immediately made and the link with overnight stays becomes extra appropriate," says the designer. "The imposing hotel forms a perfect background for the gazebo, which is actually a royal annex of the Efteling Grand Hotel."

De Bruijn says he was inspired by an old sketch by Anton Pieck. "His working method and perfection are still the starting point for new designs in the world of Efteling. To highlight something small in the foreground, Anton Pieck often placed a grand decor behind it. We also apply that principle here."

De Bruijn is not a newcomer to the Fairytale Forest. He was previously responsible for De Zes Zwanen, opened in 2019. He also kept an eye on recent renovation projects, including Doornroosje. In the area of attractions, we know him from Raveleijn, Baron 1898, Symbolica, Sirocco and Archipel. The Grand Hotel also came into being on his drawing board.
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Taken in: Holland / North Brabant / Kaatsheuvel (show map)

Taken on: November 2, 2024

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