Langnek

Langnek is one of the first ten fairy tale attractions that opened the Fairy Tale Forest in 1952. In the early years, Langnek was also referred to as "Lange Jan" by the park. Two years later, in 1954, the character Kogeloog from The Six Servants was also placed in the Fairy Tale Forest. Kogeloog stood behind Langnek in the location where The Little Mermaid now stands. Kogeloog consisted of a static bust of a head with a wasp on its nose. In 1955, a pond was dug in front of the scene. In 1967, the gallery opposite Langnek, which was used as a shelter from rain, was transformed into a food service point named Kogeloog. At the same time, Wagon Gijs, one of the Holle Bolle Gijs characters, was introduced. It is the second-oldest Holle Bolle Gijs in Efteling. In February 1968, Langnek's head was stolen by unknown individuals. The original figure was designed by Anton Pieck. In the 1970s, several modifications were made to Langnek to make it appear more realistic. The 1970s version was designed by Ton van de Ven. In 2000, a fairy tale book was placed near Langnek that briefly describes the story of The Six Servants in four languages. Two years later, in 2002, the Kogeloog food service point closed, though the building remained. That same year, a scale model of Langnek and Wagon Gijs was added to Madurodam in The Hague. In April 2013, Langnek underwent a major maintenance overhaul. Since the first Winter Efteling, Langnek has been dressed in earmuffs every winter. In 2018, the earmuffs were replaced by a knitted hat made on 14 November at the Ice Palace.^[7] Due to the increasing number of visitors to Efteling, the Kogeloog food service point reopened in 2019. In 2022, Langnek celebrated its 70th anniversary, with a festive hat placed on it.^[8] In 2023, Langnek underwent a maintenance overhaul that lasted several weeks, during which the scene was repainted.^[9][10]

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