For years the Efteling has tried (and failed) to deliver a world class experience on a 9+ level (whatever the fuck that might mean). From poor maintenance, to entertainment budget cuts, not a single aspect of the park has been spared in their research to what amount of bullshit their annual pass holders can handle. However, today, in a strange twist of events, Efteling might have made their first actual good business decision.
After 44 years of letting guests into an abandoned styrofoam warehouse located in the center of the park, Efteling has finally decided to close this so called “Spookslot” for good. The “attraction”, as some may call it, starts out with a poorly lit hallway to what appears to be a tomb’s entrance. Guests expecting to see something scary behind the doors (like Fons Jurgens jerking off to budget cuts) are in for a bummer.
After entering the main hall of the warehouse, guests find themselves in some sort of show arena. The scariest part of this? You have to stand during the “show”. After the doors close and the lights go out, a 6-minute display of styrofoam falling apart is combined with light and sound to create what Efteling annual pass holders would call “a show of historical value”. Others would call it a failed marketing attempt from the people at Stryfoam™.
Efteling has rightfully decided to close this piece of junk and is planning to replace it with a new attraction called “Danse Macabre”. But before they can build this new ride, a team of experts will salvage anything saveable from the building, because god forbid some of the styrofoam ends up on eBay for outrageous prices. Those scalpers will really do anything to get a profit on their formerly limited edition books, won’t they…
