Efteling plans to unveil a $24-million nighttime spectacular this year that features water fountains, flame-throwers, synchronized spotlights and symphonic music set to fairy tale stories drawn from ...

ONLY WHEN I became a parent could I fully appreciate how cruel grocery stores are to display a wall of candy at checkout, just when you're at your most vulnerable—tired and distracted, with no other ...

As my eight-year-old tore across a sun-dappled clearing in the forest, his eyes locked on a golden coin that had just flown out of a donkey statue’s bottom, my daughter and I were doubled over in ...

WITH its magical themed lands, iconic characters and epic rollercoasters, Disneyland is widely considered the best theme park in the world. But a fantastical attraction in the Netherlands could be ...

There’s a type of magic one craves at Christmas: twinkles, a dusting of snow, mulled wine, animated children. This is what inspired me whisking my partner and two young children off to Efteling, in ...

Famed Dutch amusement park Efteling can have a maximum of five million visitors per year, the Noord Brabant provincial authorities have said. Any more will exceed the theme park’s permit for nitrogen ...

THE fairytale forest was truly magical – with all my childhood favourites in an enchanting woodland setting. I spotted Hansel and Gretel’s tempting sweetie house, Tom Thumb and Little Red Riding Hood.

Regular readers know I love amusement parks. But they also know I’ve come to hate Disney, creator of the world’s most popular amusement parks, with the passion of a thousand suns. Here’s what I wrote ...