Danse Macabre is a dark ride at Efteling, built in 2024 on the site of Spookslot, the park’s old haunted castle. In the ruins of a 14th-century abbey, a cursed orchestra plays a new orchestral arrangement of Saint-Saëns’s Danse macabre.
It was the first ride to use Intamin’s Dynamic Motion Stage, a big platform that turns and glides in time with the music, so it feels like you’re dancing. It isn’t really trying to scare you.
| opened | 2024 |
|---|---|
| manufacturer | Intamin |
| intensity | mild |
| comfort | silky |
Hang around outside for a bit first. The story starts before the ride does, and it's lovely to let it set the scene.
Sit down afterwards with the music still in your head. I'd be surprised if you're not humming it for the rest of the day!
The ride dances to a new orchestral arrangement of this piece. Listen to the original first and you'll recognise it as soon as it starts.