To celebrate the parks 74th anniversary Efteling have announced the arrival of The Secret of Efteling podcast debuting June 10th.
Produced by Efteling themselves presenter Paul de Leeuw goes deeper into the Fairytale Forest with designers, creators and experts across seven episodes where a variety of topics are explored.
The series begins with the origins of the park and the opening of the Fairytale Forest 74 years ago.
Available on various dutch podcast apps the podcast is also going to be available on YouTube with English subtitles and a new episode will be released every Wednesday.
This very interesting behind-the-scenes look will be of great interest to the loyal attendees and fans of Efteling theme park with first-hand accounts from those directly involved with the park and all of its projects I imagine this will be a fascinating insight into all things Efteling.
“For many people, Efteling is a place for togetherness and creating memories,” says Paul de Leeuw. “It’s incredibly fun and inspiring to learn so many new things about the Fairytale Forest. Everything I know now adds something extra when I walk through the park. I’m very curious to see how listeners will experience the podcast.”
A full episode breakdown list can be found below:
- The History of the Fairytale Forest – featuring a designer and the great-granddaughter of Efteling founding father Anton Pieck
- Nature in the Fairytale Forest – featuring a greenkeeper and a renowned Dutch forester
- Fairytales in the Fairytale Forest – featuring a set dresser and a children’s author
- Music in the Fairytale Forest – featuring a composer and an opera singer
- Memories in the Fairytale Forest – featuring a designer and a neuropsychologist
- Wandering Through the Fairytale Forest – featuring a landscape architect and a behavioural psychologist specialising in wayfinding
- The Future of the Fairytale Forest – featuring Koen Sanders and a futures expert
