🏰 Efteling Height Requirements & Wait Times

A beautiful, self-updating web application that helps parents plan their Efteling visit with:

• Height requirements for all 34 attractions
• Live wait times (updated every 5 minutes)
• Access conditions (wheelchair, pregnancy, etc.)

✨ Features

🎢 Height Requirements

• Accurate interpretation of Efteling's access rules
• Correctly handles "supervision required" vs "minimum height"
• Categories: Independent, With Companion, Not Available

⏱️ Live Wait Times

• Real-time data from Queue-Times.com API
• Updates every 5 minutes during park hours (9:00-23:00)
• Shows: Open/Closed status, wait time in minutes
• Color-coded: 🟢 Normal, 🟡 Busy (20+ min), 🔴 Very Busy (45+ min)

♿ Access Conditions

Icon	Meaning
♿	Wheelchair accessible
🔄	Wheelchair with transfer
🚫	Not wheelchair accessible
🤰	Not for pregnant women
🩹	Not suitable with injuries
📵	Cameras not allowed
🦮	Guide dogs allowed
👤	Single rider available
🌙	Partly in the dark
💦	You may get wet

🔒 Security

All 6 critical security headers included (CSP, X-Frame-Options, etc.)

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🚀 Quick Start

cd efteling-height-checker
docker-compose up -d

Access at: http://localhost:5000

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📁 Project Files

├── scraper.py          # Height requirements from Efteling.com
├── wait_times.py       # Live wait times from Queue-Times.com
├── app.py              # Flask web application
├── Dockerfile          # Container with dual cron jobs
├── docker-compose.yml  # Easy deployment
├── entrypoint.sh       # Startup script
└── requirements.txt    # Python dependencies

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🔄 Data Update Schedule

Data Type	Frequency	Source
Height Requirements	Every 6 hours	Efteling.com
Wait Times	Every 5 minutes*	Queue-Times.com

*Only during park hours (9:00-23:00 Amsterdam time)

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🔌 API Endpoints

Endpoint	Description
/	Web interface
/api/data	Full JSON data
/api/height/<cm>	Categories for height
/api/scrape	Refresh height data
/api/wait_times	Refresh wait times

Example Response

{
  "name": "Baron 1898",
  "min_height_cm": 132,
  "is_open": true,
  "wait_time": 35,
  "access": {
    "wheelchair": "transfer",
    "pregnant": true
  }
}

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📊 Wait Time Display

Each attraction card shows:

Display	Meaning
🔴 Closed	Attraction is not operating
🟢 Open	Operating, no wait time data
⏱️ 15 min	Current wait time
(Yellow bg)	Wait time 20-44 minutes
(Red bg)	Wait time 45+ minutes

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🎢 Height Requirements Summary

Strict Minimum (cannot ride below)

Attraction	Min Height	Access
Baron 1898	132cm	🔄🤰🩹📵
Max & Moritz	130cm (100cm with companion)	🔄🤰🩹
Python	120cm	🔄🤰🩹
Joris en de Draak	120cm (110cm with companion)	🔄🤰🩹👤
Danse Macabre	120cm	🔄🤰🩹🌙

Supervision Below Height (no minimum)

Attraction	Need Companion Below
Gondoletta, Stoomtrein	120cm
De Oude Tufferbaan	110cm
Symbolica, Droomvlucht, Fata Morgana	100cm
Stoomcarrousel	100cm (supervision only)

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📜 Attribution

Wait times data provided by:

Powered by Queue-Times.com

As required by their free API terms.

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⚙️ Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
PORT	5000	Web server port
TZ	Europe/Amsterdam	Timezone for cron

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🐛 Troubleshooting

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f

# Refresh height data
curl http://localhost:5000/api/scrape

# Refresh wait times
curl http://localhost:5000/api/wait_times

# Rebuild
docker-compose down && docker-compose build --no-cache && docker-compose up -d

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⚠️ Disclaimer

Unofficial tool for planning. Always verify at the park.

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Made with ❤️ for Efteling families
🎢🏰⏱️