Reizenrijk · Dark ride
Carnaval Festival
An indoor family boat-style vehicle tour through cheerful animated scenes representing countries around the world.
Dark ride
Mild thrill
Any height
Before you ride
Bright flashing lights and continuous cheerful music.
Expert tip (Nov 2026)
Look for Jokie and Jet in each colorful country scene.
⏱ Live wait times · Powered by ThemeParks.wiki
⏱ Typical wait by hour
✅ Best time to ride: around 5 PM (~0 min) · also good around 10 AM (~1 min)
Busiest around 12 PM (~8 min)
| 10 AM | 1 minutes |
|---|---|
| 11 AM | 3 minutes |
| 12 PM | 8 minutes |
| 1 PM | 6 minutes |
| 2 PM | 3 minutes |
| 3 PM | 2 minutes |
| 4 PM | 1 minutes |
| 5 PM | 0 minutes |
| 6 PM | 0 minutes |
Average standby wait from 5 days of live waits, in park time (GMT+1). Real waits vary with crowds, weather and breakdowns.
Carnaval Festival stats
Carnaval Festival is a dark ride at Efteling. It was built by Gosetto / Efteling, opened in 1984 and lasts about 8 minutes. There's no height requirement. The best time to ride is usually around 5 PM or 10 AM, when waits are shortest.
- Type
- Dark ride
- Manufacturer
- Gosetto / Efteling
- Model
- Omnimover Dark Ride
- Opened
- 1984
- Track length
- 1,650 ft
- Top speed
- 3 mph
- Height
- 12 ft
- Drop
- 0
- Inversions
- 0
- Duration
- 8 min
- Height requirement
- Any height
💡 Fun facts
- Opened in 1984
- Designed by Joop Geesink
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