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If you can no longer find your login code, send an email to vdlfeest@vdl.nl so that they can find it for you.
Yes, you can first unsubscribe yourself using the button in the confirmation email. After that, you can register again for a different event using your details. This is possible up until the final registration deadline. After that, you can still unsubscribe, but you can no longer register.
Employees can register until Friday, October 10th, for the VDL Party on Saturday, November 1st, and until Friday, October 31st, for the Winter Efteling on Sunday, November 16th.

VDL has a limited number of tickets available for Winter Efteling. Want to be there? Order your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Need extra tickets? You can do so through Efteling itself, but even there, it's limited!
You are allowed to bring one guest. The minimum age for the VDL Party is 16 years. The Winter Efteling is accessible to everyone. When registering you can indicate whether you would like to bring a guest.

Selecting 1 ticket = no guest
Selecting 2 tickets = bringing a guest

Please note: the employee/temporary worker must always be present. If the employee/temporary worker is not present, the guest will also not be allowed to enter.
No, unfortunately, this is not possible. At both VDL events, your personal information is listed on the admission ticket. This information must correspond to a valid proof of identity (passport, identity card, driver's license). The entrance ticket in combination with your valid ID is the entrance ticket. If the name on your admission ticket is not correct, please contact the organization through vdlfeest@vdl.nl for assistance.
The VDL Party is on Saturday, November 1st, 2025 and will take place at N.H. Koningshof.

Address: Locht 117, 5504 RM Veldhoven


The VDL Day in Winter Efteling on Sunday, November 16th, 2025 will take place at Efteling.

Address: Europalaan 1, 5171 KW Kaatsheuvel
No, only a ticket printed on white A4 paper or a digital ticket is valid.
Yes, you can download your ticket(s) on your phone. Make sure the brightness of your screen is set to maximum when you are at the entrance.
To enter, you must bring your entrance ticket(s), which you will receive in your mailbox approximately one week in advance. You must also bring a valid ID (passport, ID card, driver's license). Don't forget this one. You will not be granted access without entrance tickets and a valid ID.
If you have complaints about your visit to the Winter Efteling, we advise you to contact Efteling directly.

If you have complaints about the VDL Party, we advise you to send an email to vdlfeest@vdl.nl.

VDL Party

For the VDL Party, you can choose the option with bus transportation. To organize the transport as efficiently as possible, we offer pick-up points in different regions.

Please note: each pick-up point requires a minimum of 6 people for a bus to operate.
If you want to be sure of transport from your location, sign up quickly and invite colleagues to join you.

For the Efteling, this is not the case. Here, everyone is required to travel to the Efteling on their own.
Yes, the minimum age for the VDL Party is 16. Alcoholic beverages (beer & wine) are only served for those 18 and older. Everyone, including your guest, will be asked for ID at the entrance.
The VDL Party starts at 8:00 PM and ends at 1:00 AM.

Winter Efteling

The park will be open on Sunday, November 16th, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The main gate opens at 9:00 AM, and the gates to the realms open at 10:00 AM.
Yes, there is a check at the entrance. Your entrance ticket in combination with your valid proof of identity (passport, identity card, driver's license) together form the official admission ticket.
No, it is not possible to purchase additional tickets through VDL.
This is only possible via the Efteling website (if available). Order your tickets in time to avoid disappointment.
Only Efteling Premium subscriptions are valid these days. The other types of subscriptions are not valid during these day.
Yes, this also applies during the VDL day at the Winter Efteling.
Employees and their guests who are registered for the VDL Day at Winter Efteling will receive an additional balance credit when their tickets are sent. This balance credit is worth €40.00 and can be used via the QR code on the ticket. The balance credit can only be used on Sunday, November 16th, 2025.

You can pay with the QR code at all catering facilities that have a card payment terminal. The QR code cannot be used at the restaurant ‘Panorama Self-service’ (La Place). You can also use this QR code in the gift shops.

Additionally, you are always free to bring your own food or drinks.
Your entrance ticket also contains a QR code with a balance credit worth € 40.00. You can use this for food & drinks or to buy a souvenir, for example. The balance credit is only valid on the chosen day and can only be spent at catering points (except Kashba / La Place), souvenir shops and photo points.

If any amount remains, it will be divided fairly between two charities: Villa Pardoes and the VDL Foundation.
No, there is no central area where all VDL employees gather.
There are no additional artists booked for these days. The Efteling provides special entertainment during Winter Efteling.
Your admission ticket for the park also serves as your parking ticket. Keep it safe once you are inside the park. When you are leaving, you can scan the barcode of the physical ticket (or your phone with the digital ticket) at the exit barriers of the parking lot. The barrier will open, and you can exit the premises.

If you are arriving in multiple cars, no problem. Each admission ticket is also a unique parking ticket and can be used once to exit during the VDL day at Winter Efteling.
Check here which attractions are closed or undergoing maintenance, or find this information in the Efteling app.

General

If you can no longer find your login code, send an email to vdlfeest@vdl.nl so that they can find it for you.
Yes, you can first unsubscribe yourself using the button in the confirmation email. After that, you can register again for a different event using your details. This is possible up until the final registration deadline. After that, you can still unsubscribe, but you can no longer register.
Employees can register until Friday, October 10th, for the VDL Party on Saturday, November 1st, and until Friday, October 31st, for the Winter Efteling on Sunday, November 16th.

VDL has a limited number of tickets available for Winter Efteling. Want to be there? Order your tickets early to avoid disappointment. Need extra tickets? You can do so through Efteling itself, but even there, it's limited!
You are allowed to bring one guest. The minimum age for the VDL Party is 16 years. The Winter Efteling is accessible to everyone. When registering you can indicate whether you would like to bring a guest.

Selecting 1 ticket = no guest
Selecting 2 tickets = bringing a guest

Please note: the employee/temporary worker must always be present. If the employee/temporary worker is not present, the guest will also not be allowed to enter.
No, unfortunately, this is not possible. At both VDL events, your personal information is listed on the admission ticket. This information must correspond to a valid proof of identity (passport, identity card, driver's license). The entrance ticket in combination with your valid ID is the entrance ticket. If the name on your admission ticket is not correct, please contact the organization through vdlfeest@vdl.nl for assistance.
The VDL Party is on Saturday, November 1st, 2025 and will take place at N.H. Koningshof.

Address: Locht 117, 5504 RM Veldhoven


The VDL Day in Winter Efteling on Sunday, November 16th, 2025 will take place at Efteling.

Address: Europalaan 1, 5171 KW Kaatsheuvel
No, only a ticket printed on white A4 paper or a digital ticket is valid.
Yes, you can download your ticket(s) on your phone. Make sure the brightness of your screen is set to maximum when you are at the entrance.
To enter, you must bring your entrance ticket(s), which you will receive in your mailbox approximately one week in advance. You must also bring a valid ID (passport, ID card, driver's license). Don't forget this one. You will not be granted access without entrance tickets and a valid ID.
If you have complaints about your visit to the Winter Efteling, we advise you to contact Efteling directly.

If you have complaints about the VDL Party, we advise you to send an email to vdlfeest@vdl.nl.

VDL Party

For the VDL Party, you can choose the option with bus transportation. To organize the transport as efficiently as possible, we offer pick-up points in different regions.

Please note: each pick-up point requires a minimum of 6 people for a bus to operate.
If you want to be sure of transport from your location, sign up quickly and invite colleagues to join you.

For the Efteling, this is not the case. Here, everyone is required to travel to the Efteling on their own.
Yes, the minimum age for the VDL Party is 16. Alcoholic beverages (beer & wine) are only served for those 18 and older. Everyone, including your guest, will be asked for ID at the entrance.
The VDL Party starts at 8:00 PM and ends at 1:00 AM.

Winter Efteling

The park will be open on Sunday, November 16th, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. The main gate opens at 9:00 AM, and the gates to the realms open at 10:00 AM.
Yes, there is a check at the entrance. Your entrance ticket in combination with your valid proof of identity (passport, identity card, driver's license) together form the official admission ticket.
No, it is not possible to purchase additional tickets through VDL.
This is only possible via the Efteling website (if available). Order your tickets in time to avoid disappointment.
Only Efteling Premium subscriptions are valid these days. The other types of subscriptions are not valid during these day.
Yes, this also applies during the VDL day at the Winter Efteling.
Employees and their guests who are registered for the VDL Day at Winter Efteling will receive an additional balance credit when their tickets are sent. This balance credit is worth €40.00 and can be used via the QR code on the ticket. The balance credit can only be used on Sunday, November 16th, 2025.

You can pay with the QR code at all catering facilities that have a card payment terminal. The QR code cannot be used at the restaurant ‘Panorama Self-service’ (La Place). You can also use this QR code in the gift shops.

Additionally, you are always free to bring your own food or drinks.
Your entrance ticket also contains a QR code with a balance credit worth € 40.00. You can use this for food & drinks or to buy a souvenir, for example. The balance credit is only valid on the chosen day and can only be spent at catering points (except Kashba / La Place), souvenir shops and photo points.

If any amount remains, it will be divided fairly between two charities: Villa Pardoes and the VDL Foundation.
No, there is no central area where all VDL employees gather.
There are no additional artists booked for these days. The Efteling provides special entertainment during Winter Efteling.
Your admission ticket for the park also serves as your parking ticket. Keep it safe once you are inside the park. When you are leaving, you can scan the barcode of the physical ticket (or your phone with the digital ticket) at the exit barriers of the parking lot. The barrier will open, and you can exit the premises.

If you are arriving in multiple cars, no problem. Each admission ticket is also a unique parking ticket and can be used once to exit during the VDL day at Winter Efteling.
Check here which attractions are closed or undergoing maintenance, or find this information in the Efteling app.