Halve Maen (Efteling)


Halve Maen is a Pirate Ship ride at Efteling theme park in the Netherlands. Designed by Ton van de Ven and manufactured by Intamin, it opened its doors in 1982.

History and details

The Pirate Ship is not actually themed as a “Pirate Ship”, but a copy of the VOC - merchant Halve Maen of the Dutch East India Co. VOC, the first limited company. The theming for the surroundings of the ride consists of a harbour in the Anton Pieck style.
It used to be the largest Pirate Ship in the world at opening, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
This record was taken away on March 3rd 1985 by at Nagashima Spa Land.

The ride