{"id":12260,"date":"2023-11-05T15:59:17","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T15:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cooncampsprings.com\/?p=12260"},"modified":"2023-11-05T15:59:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T15:59:17","slug":"mother-reveals-amazing-cheap-alternative-to-disneyland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooncampsprings.com\/travel\/mother-reveals-amazing-cheap-alternative-to-disneyland\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother reveals &apos;amazing&apos; cheap alternative to Disneyland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Inside the Dutch fairytale theme park a mother claims is an &#8216;amazing&#8217; and &#8216;cheaper&#8217; alternative to Disneyland<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A British mother has hailed a theme park as a cheap alternative to Disneyland<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Efteling in the Netherlands had &#8216;no queue to get in&#8217; and &#8216;tickets starting at \u00a334&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Disneyland guest SLAMS its &#8216;atrocious&#8217; lines and and high prices<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you think of a place that all children dream of, the Mickey Mouse ears and iconic princess castle of Disneyland instantly spring to mind.<\/p>\n<p>However, it can be easy to forget there are other options out there and the happiest place on Earth doesn&#8217;t come without a hefty price tag &#8211; one man recently took to Reddit\u00a0to\u00a0slam the parks.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed the high ticket prices and long wait times have become so &#8216;atrocious&#8217; that visiting the tourist hot spot is no longer &#8216;worth the effort or the money&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Another father made a TikTok where he claimed he made a &#8216;huge mistake&#8217; by visiting the park&#8217; in Paris and is &#8217;embarrassed at how much money he spent&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>So, it&#8217;s expected that parents are casting their eyes, and money, elsewhere &#8211; one British mother has hailed a park in the Netherlands as being a &#8216;cheaper&#8217; alternative.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a fun place to go that won\u2019t break the bank, this one\u2019s for you \ud83d\ude0d @Efteling is a theme park we\u2019ve wanted to visit for a long time. It is just an hours drive from Amsterdam, making it a perfect addition to a city break. I\u2019ll be making more videos on this park over the coming days so let me know what you want to know! #efteling #gifted #themeparks #disneylandparis #eftelingthemepark #familytravel #cheaptravel #thetravelmum #travelwithkids #themeparktok <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/10\/77213503-12692253-image-a-15_1698747411373.jpg\" height=\"1057\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A British mother has hailed a park in the Netherlands as being a &#8216;better and cheaper&#8217; alternative to Disneyland<\/p>\n<p>The TikTok by The Travel Mum (@thetravelmum) has been seen by over 2.3 million people in just 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>She told viewers\u00a0\u00a0&#8216;We have been told this theme park is better and cheaper than Disneyland, let&#8217;s go and check it out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Efteling is a theme park in the Netherlands and with no queue to get in, tickets starting at just \u00a334, and these cool little trolleys that you can pull bigger kids around in, I&#8217;m already impressed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As you walk around, there&#8217;s all the magic and attention to detail that you get from a Disney park.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The initial praise didn&#8217;t stop, as the travel pro went on to compliment the short queue times and amazing rides.<\/p>\n<p>She added &#8216;This park is huge, there&#8217;s a great app you can download and as you can see, the majority of queue times are less than 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There are some amazing indoor rides which absolutely blew Leo away. There&#8217;s a fairytale forest where we spent two whole hours exploring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The good thing bout this park is there&#8217;s also a lot of bigger rides for adults and big kids.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/09\/77213507-12692253-She_said_Efteling_is_a_theme_park_in_the_Netherlands_and_with_no-a-19_1698917929450.jpg\" height=\"1042\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She said &#8216;Efteling is a theme park in the Netherlands and with no queue to get in, tickets starting at just \u00a334, and these cool little trolleys that you can pull bigger kids around in, I&#8217;m already impressed&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/09\/77213505-12692253-She_added_There_are_some_amazing_indoor_rides_which_absolutely_b-a-20_1698917929451.jpg\" height=\"1063\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>She added &#8221;There are some amazing indoor rides which absolutely blew Leo away. There&#8217;s a fairytale forest where we spent two whole hours exploring&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There are tons of themed restaurants and all the food we had was delicious and really well priced.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The family liked the park so much that they didn&#8217;t mind that the shows were all spoken in Dutch &#8211; she claimed it &#8216;didn&#8217;t stop&#8217; them &#8216;enjoying them&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>She concluded &#8216;Overall, this place is fantastic value &#8211; I&#8217;ll be posting more about it soon, so let me know what you want to do.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Efteling is a fantasy themed park with fairytales at it&#8217;s heart &#8211; since opening in 1952, it has attracted more than 100 million visitors.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s attractions reflect elements from ancient myths and fairy tales, legends, fables, and folklore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From the wooden rollercoaster &#8216;Joris en de Draak&#8217; meaning &#8216;George and the Dragon&#8217; to a magical forest and a creepy &#8216;cursed villa,&#8217; every ride is based on a story.<\/p>\n<p>Located in\u00a0Kaatsheuvel, it&#8217;s the largest theme park in the Netherlands &#8211; although it&#8217;s still a relatively hidden gem amongst tourists.<\/p>\n<p>One user commented on The Travel Mum&#8217;s video &#8216;How expensive is Disneyland? Because de Efteling is already really expensive&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/09\/77213523-12692253-Efteling_is_a_fantasy_themed_park_with_fairytales_at_it_s_heart_-a-21_1698917929452.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Efteling is a fantasy themed park with fairytales at it&#8217;s heart &#8211; since opening in 1952, it has attracted more than 100 million visitors<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/09\/77213519-12692253-It_s_attractions_reflect_elements_from_ancient_myths_and_fairy_t-a-22_1698917929453.jpg\" height=\"363\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s attractions reflect elements from ancient myths and fairy tales, legends, fables, and folklore<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/02\/09\/77213527-12692253-From_the_wooden_rollercoaster_Joris_en_de_Draak_meaning_George_a-a-23_1698917929454.jpg\" height=\"406\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>From the wooden rollercoaster &#8216;Joris en de Draak&#8217; meaning &#8216;George and the Dragon&#8217; to a magical forest and a creepy &#8216;cursed villa,&#8217; every ride is based on a story<\/p>\n<p>Another added &#8216;B.t.w. NO Dutch person will say the Efteling is cheap. It&#8217;s however a must when you have children!,&#8217; to which the mum replied &#8216;It\u2019s definitely a cheap alternative to Disneyland &#8211; everything from tickets,\u00a0 parking, food, hotel much cheaper&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Others who are fans of the fairytale park wrote &#8216;Love Efteling! I recommend for anyone to visit! So happy you and your family enjoyed it!&#8217; and &#8216;every dutch person will defend Efteling with their life&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Someone else recommended &#8216;A few years ago we went to Ast\u00e9rix Park in France. It was brilliant! Middle of summer and barely any queues&#8217; and another added &#8216;try Europa Park in Germany&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/travel\/article-12692253\/Inside-Dutch-fairytale-theme-park-mother-claims-amazing-cheaper-alternative-Disneyland.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inside the Dutch fairytale theme park a mother claims is an &#8216;amazing&#8217; and &#8216;cheaper&#8217; alternative to Disneyland A British mother has hailed a theme park as a cheap alternative to Disneyland Efteling in the Netherlands had &#8216;no queue to get in&#8217; and &#8216;tickets starting at \u00a334&#8217; READ MORE:\u00a0Disneyland guest SLAMS its &#8216;atrocious&#8217; lines and and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mother reveals &amp;apos;amazing&amp;apos; 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