Efteling and its Fairytale Forest are counting down the days for its new fairy tale experience of ‘The Princess and the Pea’.
Opening on 14 May, The Princess and the Pea depicts a romantic dreamy story of a princess in search of a loving prince.
“On a stormy evening, in the pouring rain, a princess from a distant land knocked on the palace’s door,” described Efteling.
“The queen, intrigued by the girl, welcomed the ‘princess’ into her home. She gave her a pea test to decipher whether she was a true princess fit for her son.
Before the princess went to bed, the queen hid a pea under twenty mattresses and twenty down blankets.
“After all, only a real princess would be sensitive enough to feel the pea and, therefore, be unable to sleep.”
Above all, the immersive experience will give guests the opportunity to see and hear the fairy tale scene play out.
Flemish singer Geike Arnaert will sing to a melody by house composer René Merkelbach. This is a first for The Fairytale Forest at Efteling.
Efteling has confirmed on 16 May, there will be a release of three-song EP. This includes the song narration to the fairy tale, on among others Spotify.
In addition, Efteling stated that Head designer Sander de Bruijn designed the romantic pavilion. It has the same style elements and design language as the large Efteling Grand Hotel, which ‘serves as a grand backdrop.’
What’s more, hotel guests will have the luxury of their own private entrance to the Fairytale Forest from this summer. The gate leads to Hans Christian Andersen’s famous fairy tale, which tells the tale of a princess who just can’t get to sleep.
Efteling is ready to give a very big welcome for the Princess and the Pea.
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