Baron 1898

Efteling set Baron 1898 in the park’s rougher quarter as a proud new mine, its tower and shaft already taking shape during construction. The train was planned with three rows of six, so eighteen visitors would face the lift together before the fall. efteling.com

The published course promised a compact piece of Swiss steel engineering: a chain lift to nearly 30 metres, a descent into the mineshaft, then an Immelmann, a Zero-G roll, and a fast spiral before the brakes. It was B&M craft fitted to Efteling’s taste for theatre. efteling.com· coasterpedia.net

The press rode on June 30, 2015, and ordinary park visitors followed on July 1. Efteling called Baron 1898 its sixth roller coaster and noted that the €18 million project had been realised in ten months. efteling.com

For today’s visitor, the official promise is still admirably plain: Baron 1898 plunges into its mineshaft at 90 km/h. It is a Dutch park’s mining tale expressed in steel, ceremony, and a sudden silence at the brink. efteling.com