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Haunted spectacle

Danse Macabre

A haunted spectacle full of dark twists

Long, long ago, on Friday the 13th in the year 1876, the entire orchestra of the eccentric conductor Joseph Charlatan disappeared here during an international music competition. After a grand performance of Danse Macabre, they were ruthlessly devoured by "The Unnamable," the Evil, which still prowls these parts today, manifesting as a monstrous, cat-like creature. Are you brave enough to enter the Huyverwoud and sit in one of the sinister choir stalls? A ghostly spectacle full of dark twists awaits you in the abbey…

Good to know

Access conditions
  • Minimum height 1.20 m
  • Accessible by wheelchair with a transfer
  • Not suitable for pregnant women
  • Not suitable in case of injuries
  • Not suitable in case of medical conditions
  • Cameras not allowed

Sensory stimuli
  • Frightening effects
  • Surprising effects
  • Smell effects
  • Loud noises
  • Flash and light effects
  • Partly in the dark
  • Might get dizzy
  • G-forces
  • Reaches great heights

Practical information
  • Attraction with baby switch
  • Indoor attraction

Episode 8: The Making-of


In this very last episode of Efteling making-of: Danse Macabre, the final touches are added. Just before the opening of the new attraction Danse Macabre, the members of the Charlatan family discover their new working area, the Huyverwoud. On opening day, the first brave mortals appear early, eager to experience the ghostly spectacle full of dark twists and turns for themselves. Everyone's wait will be rewarded.

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