We swapped Disneyland Paris for a cheaper Dutch theme park – and my kids preferred it - With reasonably priced accommodation, a whimsical fairytale theme and barely any queues, Efteling has a ...

Discover the ideal family adventure at Amsterdam fairy tale wonderland Efteling. Roller coasters and river rapids probably aren't your first thoughts when you think of the Netherlands.

Plan your trip at Efteling.com. An I Amsterdam card, from £51, offers savings on city sightseeing (Iamsterdam.com). Fly from the UK to Amsterdam Schiphol from £72 return.

How long it takes to get there: Amsterdam to the Efteling is 1 hour and 15 minutes by car (110 kilometers/68 miles) or almost 2 hours with public transport (train + bus).

Meanwhile, Efteling is still, well, fun. First, compared to Disney, the crowds are very manageable. It helps that the park is twice the size of the original Disneyland in California, yet gets only ...

Some days later, back in Amsterdam with the rain lashing down, I open up the Efteling app and do a quick tour of the park. Well, that’s interesting: the queue for the Baron is only five minutes… Still ...

One such theme park, Netherlands-based Efteling, ... CTO of OneWatt, an Amsterdam-based company, and Kai Sakesla, CEO of Noiseless Acoustics, a Helsinki-based organization.

ASK an Amsterdam local to name their favourite childhood haunt and, odds are, they’ll say fairy-tale theme park Efteling, just over an hour from the ...

Take eating pancakes, for example. In most theme parks, you queue, order, and eat.But in Efteling’s Polles Keuken restaurant, the experience unfolds like a scene from a storybook.