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    Symbolica: Paleis der Fantasie

    Efteling

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    • Park
      Efteling
    • Category
      Dark Ride
    • Type
      Car Ride
    • Opened
      2017
    Description

    The story behind Symbolica is about Pardoes, the mascot of Efteling. He is the magic jester at the court of King Pardulfus, king of the fictional planet of Symbolica. Guests are invited for an official audience with the king, but Pardoes invites them for a tour through the entire palace instead.

    "Symbolica: Paleis der Fantasie" is Dutch for "Symbolica: Palace of Fantasy".

    History

    For many years, De Efteling wanted to build a ride that revolved around the park's mascot 'Pardoes'. Originally De Efteling wanted to open a dark ride in 2012, called 'Hartenhof', with a ride system made by Vekoma. The seats of the car would have been mounted on a robotic arm, creating movement in multiple directions. Eventually, De Efteling decided to go in a different direction and opened Symbolica in 2017 instead.

    Design by
    Sander de Bruijn
    Ride System(s) by
    ETF Ride Systems
    Theming by
    Efteling
    P&P Projects
    Animatronics by
    Garner Holt
    P&P Projects
    Media by
    Aardman Animations
    Music by
    René Merkelbach
    Statistics
    • Building cost
      €35,000,000
    • Ride duration
      7 minutes
    • Capacity
      1400 p/h
    • Number of vehicles
      34 vehicles
    • Seats (per vehicle/theatre)
      6 seats
    • Maximum speed
      4 km/h
    Features
    • Interactive
    • On ride photo
    • Pre-show
    • Trackless
    Video
    Location
    • Court of Hearts, Fantasierijk, Kaatsheuvel, North Brabant 5171 RP, Netherlands

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