I've always loved how this one looks. I didn't know they did so much with the theming. I like that animatronic of Baron Gustavimnotevengonnatrytosaythatlastname.

With this ride, I expected great theming followed by a weak, two-second ride. Instead, I got addictively great theming followed by a great ride, with an excellent drop followed by a great airtime hill. The ride felt complete to me. I ended up marathoning this for a while on my second day.

This is probably the best themed B&M which is really cool, but I feel like it wouldn't be as thrilling of a ride as Griffon which is the only dive coaster I have ridden.

The rusted green colour is actually called "Pieck's blue". It is part of a 3 colour pallet (blue, red, yellow) used by Anton Pieck, the original designer of the Efteling, and can be found all over the park, especially in the fairytale forrest. But you're right. The high amount of grey in the mixture, makes it looks weathered to create that nostalgic feeling.

Fun fact: this story is so well fleshed out that there is a literal book of it, sold in the Efteling gift shops

Considering the overall cost for a coaster it seems like an obvious choice to budget a little bit more to make it a fully immersive, themed ride like this. I hope to ride this some day. Thanks for the review.

I love this ride and dive coasters in general

Baron 1898 is a good dive coaster (the best one I've ridden so far). I'm currently working on a vector art version of the ride. It's an impressive ride to look at but it isn't one of my favorite coasters ever. 2nd best at Efteling imho.

Baron is not the most trill ride there is, but the theming and music makes it. All those details are Just amazing. The preshows, the lifthill, the sound of the bell when you are on top.... Well just love this ride.....

I personally prefer theme parks over amusement parks and Baron 1898 is a good example of why that is. To judge this only as a coaster would be absurd. This is an experience. The show room and the preshow are why the rest of the coaster works so well. Splash Mountain would be a very highly ranked log flume even without the mountain structure, dark ride sections and infectious music. But those elements are why it is the overall best. It's an experience, and the storytelling gets you pumped for the final drop. Baron isn't just a coaster and it's all the better because of that fact.

I love theming and this coaster also just looks great 👍

Great work keep it up

Growing up with Efteling, I'm sort of used to the hour long lines the roller coasters usually get. Everything is family focused, so no ride is particulary extreme. I love Baron, especially after being able to have some ERT at a company party two-three years back. I keep going back between Baron and the Flying Dutchman as my favourite though, that theming is even better!

You pretty much nailed it for me with this revieuw. My opinion perfectly matches your describtion. Considering the space they had wich to work with, wich was not a lot, it really is a nice coaster.

Hi from Toronto Canada 🇨🇦. Cool ride. I like it. My home park has a g- roll like this one. Ride is called Yukon Striker. It's great. Drop is kinda scary for me. Cool.

Thanks for this! I was skeptical about this B&M Dive Coaster. Definitely shorter than other ones but it still looks great.

It's still mind-boggling to think that this was the first B&M in the country.

The story really took me by surprise. I thought it was themed to some sort of flying machine built in 1898.

Best dive coaster!

And of the coaster itself, do you like all elements, the drop, the Inmelmann, the zero-G roll, the helix, and the bunny hill?

Do you like over the shoulder restraints or vest restraints on Vekoma suspended looping coasters and B&M dive coasters?

And how would you think between this, Griffon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Lynet at Fårup Sommerland, and Blue Tornado at Gardaland, to ride again? I think the five use over the shoulder restraints.

They should double up the station, one for unloading and one for loading. That way they can run an extra train, making the operations much faster. I love the Efteling, but there's a long waiting line everywhere.

You did not mention the Bel ringing the moment you drop. Ow and fun fact that most people miss/can't know or don't know. The baron is voiced by the same actor who played Baron van neemweggen in the dutch bassie & Adriaan kids show from the 80s and 90s The baron from the coaster and from the show even look alike

In one of the trailers for Planet Coaster I noticed this coaster in the game it looked very similar

I was asking you about Baron 1898 at Efteling. As for the restraints, which are those? Do you know the restraint color? Do you think they are an issue?

And how would you think between this, Superman Krypton Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Silver Bullet at Knott's Berry Farm, Tornado at Särkänniemi, Dragon Khan at PortAventura, and Blue Tornado at Gardaland, to ride again?

If I ask you, do you like or do you love the ride's theming and pre-show?

Hey Canobie want to know an interesting fact I believe that all the mini dive coasters do not have true vertical drops they’re more like oblivions at 87. 5° but it sure feels vertical

I would put Fly at Canada's Wonderland, Apple Zapple at Kings Dominion, and Coast Rider at Knott's Berry Farm, and how would you compare those three to this coaster?

I notice many of the Dive Coasters in Europe don’t have a midcourse I wish we had more in America

I’m surprised B&M doesn’t make whippy inversions on their Dive Coasters

How does it compare to Oblivion The Black Hole? Baron's theming is obviously better, but what about the ride experience?

I still remeber the words of the supperviser of b&m, when I was part of the construction crew: "This park is so stupid! Who in there right mide would spent twice as much monney on theming, instad of making it bigger, I don't get it". Well.... It is a nice coaster, but everyone was on the same page with him. It sould have bin a little bigger XD

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Probably among the worst B&M Dives in terms of layout but the best in themeing. This is what I hope Dr Diabolical to be. This ride is insanely well themed with that lift hill and drop and station. The rest doesn't have much to it but if you're gunna have a 1 trick ponny B&M Dive, at least give it something good which they did with Baron in the theming.

I can't stop laughing at every time you describe the evil ghosts, since they're translated to just "white women" 😭

Might have a pretty good theme, but holy s**t the coaster is way too short. It's also very boring and disappointing, just like the Efteling itself

See in RCDB: Baron 1898 at Efteling. See the coaster elements, the drop, the Inmelmann, the zero-G roll, the helix, and the bunny hill. Do you like all them, Canobie Coaster? What do you think?

See in RCDB, Baron 1898 at Efteling uses over-the-shoulder restraints. Do you think they are an issue, Canobie Coaster?