Villa Volta
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Villa Volta
Efteling · NL · Vekoma Madhouse
UNOFFICIAL · NOT PARK-ENDORSED
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Fast facts
- Villa Volta opened to visitors on April 4, 1996. efteling.com
- It is a Madhouse attraction built by Vekoma. en.wikipedia.org
- The house stands 11.5 metres high. eftepedia.nl
- Its bench swings gently, at an estimated 3 kilometres per hour at most, while the room seems to do the rest. eftepedia.nl
- The attraction can accommodate 1,200 visitors per hour. eftepedia.nl
- Villa Volta has no inversions; its motion creates an illusion of turning upside down. en.wikipedia.org
- The attraction remains operating in Efteling’s Marerijk district. en.wikipedia.org
The story of Villa Volta
Villa Volta began as the idea for a large rotating-house attraction, carried forward by Efteling designer Ton van de Ven through a long period of development before reaching the park in 1996. efteling.com· eftepedia.nl
An early design called for a grand hall, but the weight proved unsuitable for the rotating construction. The project was reshaped as a stately house, with the technical installation developed in cooperation with Vekoma. eftepedia.nl
The finished attraction combines two preshows with a main room in which the benches remain seated while the surrounding room appears to roll over. It opened to visitors at Efteling on April 4, 1996. eftepedia.nl· efteling.com
Its unusual marriage of theatrical setting and engineering was recognised with a THEA Award for Outstanding Achievement. Efteling describes Villa Volta as the first attraction of the madhouse type, and it remains a notable house in Marerijk. efteling.com· eftepedia.nl
Sources
- efteling.com Acceptable source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
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