Aquanura is the name of a fountain system in the

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. The premiere took place on 31 May 2012 on the park's 60th anniversary, and it opened to the public the following day. The fountain was developed by

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, Efteling and Tebodin Consultants & Engineers. The fountain is the largest in Europe and the third largest in the world, after The Dubai Fountain and the Fountains of Bellagio, though it could better be compared as a smaller version of Disney's ''World of Color''. The show falls within the scope of the Frog King theme. As such, 4 large frog replicas are placed in the pond.

The Fountain

Aquanura has a total of 200 fountains, subdivided in 9 types, each with its own reach and effect. 4 of the types are custom designed and built for this project, as are the light effects. 800 lamps will be placed in the pond, and 29 light- and audio posts are placed around the pond, with

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s on top, all in support of the water show. The super shooters reach a height of 45 meters, well under their listed capacity. The whole project was constructed by Water Entertainment Technologies (WET), Tebodin Netherlands B.V., Heijmans NV, Kuijpers Piping & Procestechniek, Hoppenbrouwers Elektrotechniek B.V. and Primagaz Nederland B.V. at a total cost of €17,000,000. The watershow can normally be seen at closing time of the park, extra shows are scheduled on busy days and days with extended opening hours. Since the opening of the original Aquanura, the symphony has changed. It has been remade with a couple of new song added. File:Aquanura Efteling 2.jpg, File:Aquanura Efteling 1.jpg, File:Aquanura Efteling 3.jpg,

Music

The music is a medley of compositions that are in the themes of other rides, performed by The Brabant Orchestra. * The Magic Clock - By the Sleepy Lagoon (

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- Main theme (Ruud Bos) * The Magic Clock - by the sleepy lagoon * The Indian Water Lilies ( Bert Kaempfert) *

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( Toon Hermans) * Ravelin (René Merkelbach) * Dream flight - Castle Realm (Ruud Bos) * Menuet in G (BWV Anh. 114) (

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) * Haunted Castle - Danse Macabre ( Camille Saint-Saëns)

Location

Aquanura is located in the Rowing Pond, thus replacing it, next to the Fata Morgana in the themed area ''Differ Realm''.

References

External links

Video of the show on Efteling's official Youtube channel, captured from the live stream of the opening as transmitted on Youtube

Attraction website
* Current show times are published daily a
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The Fountain

Music

Location

See also

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