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Luc Richard
17. February 2025

Danse Macabre wins FKF Awards

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Danse Macabre wins its first award

The FKF Award for Best Park Innovation goes to the Dutch theme park Efteling for the attraction Danse Macabre. The unique Dynamic Motion Stage ride system from Intamin Amusement Rides enables an immersive experience that seamlessly combines a complex interplay of movements, reminiscent of a falling coin’s dance, and show elements.

The FKF Awards

Kalkar, February 1, 2025 – The winners of the FKF Award were announced at this year’s FKF Convention at Wunderland Kalkar. Since 2003, the Freundeskreis Kirmes und Freizeitparks e.V. (FKF) has honored the previous year’s outstanding new attractions at European amusement parks and funfairs with this prestigious award.

The FKF Awards are decided by more than 1,700 members of the FKF community from nine countries, making this an important recognition within the German and European theme park enthusiast communities.

Danse Macabre

On October 31st, Efteling unveiled their latest immersive attraction, “Danse Macabre,” to the public. The innovative ride system, developed in partnership with Intamin (the Dynamic Motion Stage), exemplifies a cutting-edge ride system that complements Efteling’s renowned storytelling expertise.

Guests enter a dilapidated chapel, where they become part of the eponymous dance of death while a ghostly orchestra plays. The detailed design and in-depth background story make Danse Macabre a worthy successor to the former Spookslot (1978–2022), which stood in the same location.

A huge thank you to Efteling for their incredible collaboration and passion in bringing this ride to life. And, of course, thanks to all the participants who voted and recognized our work!

Luc Richard
8. November 2024

“Danse Macabre” – The Dynamic Motion Stage

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On October 31st, Efteling in the Netherlands opened the highly anticipated and first-of-its-kind “Danse Macabre” attraction to the public.

Over the years, Efteling and Intamin have successfully collaborated to pioneer the amusement industry through a strong and successful partnership. In 2024, this reached a new milestone with the opening of “Danse Macabre”.

Storyline and Backstory

Built on the site of the beloved Spookslot (Dutch for “Haunted Castle”), expectations for this new ride were high. Together with Efteling, Intamin was entrusted to develop an innovative and highly unique ride system, perfectly aligned with the storyline’s vision which is centred around the famous “Danse Macabre” composition by Camille Saint-Saëns from the 19th century.

The tale unfolds on Friday the 13th in 1876, when the eccentric conductor Joseph Charlatan’s entire orchestra vanished during an international music competition. After a grand performance of Danse Macabre, they were ruthlessly devoured by “The Unnamable,” an evil, monstrous, cat-like creature that still prowls these parts today.

Custom Ride System

The “Danse Macabre” ride system, or Dynamic Motion Stage, has an instant capacity of 108 passengers with each of the six custom-themed choir stall cabins accommodating 18 guests each (alternate seating configurations available).

The cabins can additionally incorporate 4D effects like scent and butt kickers together with an on-board audio system to enhance the storytelling even further.

Heave, Tilt, and Drop

The ride system features an unlimited individual cabin rotation, a 25° (maximum) tilt on the 18-meter-diameter main platform combined with a limitless rotation of the main platform itself. The hydraulic system allows for platform movements of up to 3 meters in height, with heave speeds of up to 1.5 m/s and drop speeds of up to 3 m/s.

The interplay of movements, reminiscent of a falling coin’s dance, opens a realm of new possibilities and enables storytelling on multiple levels. Combined with Efteling’s exceptional theming and animatronics, the highly emotive soundtrack, and the captivating narrative, this ride delivers an unprecedented “romantic horror” experience for the whole family.

Step into the enchanting world of “Danse Macabre” at Efteling and enjoy an unforgettable experience, delighting both young and old alike.

The Intamin team extends its heartfelt thanks to our long-term partner Efteling for trusting us once again to push the boundaries of our industry together.