Half Moon is a Pirate Ship ride

Pirate ship (ride)

A pirate ship is a type of amusement ride, consisting of an open, seated gondola which swings back and forth, subjecting the rider to various levels of angular momentum....

 at Efteling

Efteling

Efteling is the largest theme park in the Netherlands, and as it opened in 1952, it is one of the oldest theme parks in the world. Efteling is located in the town of Kaatsheuvel, in the municipality of Loon op Zand, and has received over 100 million visitors....

 theme park in the Netherlands. Designed by Ton van de Ven

Ton van de Ven

Ton van de Ven is a Dutch industrial designer. He is best known as the creative director at the Efteling theme park.Van de Ven was born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, where he also studied at the Design Academy.- Work at Efteling :...

 and manufactured by Intamin, it opened its doors in 1982.

History and details

The Pirate Ship

Pirate ship (ride)

A pirate ship is a type of amusement ride, consisting of an open, seated gondola which swings back and forth, subjecting the rider to various levels of angular momentum....

 is not actually themed as a “Pirate Ship”, but a copy of the VOC

Dutch East India Company

The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia...

 - merchant Halve Maen

Halve Maen

The Halve Maen was a Dutch East India Company vlieboot which sailed into what is now New York harbor in September 1609. It was commissioned by the Dutch Republic to covertly find an eastern passage to China...

 of the Dutch East India Co. VOC

Dutch East India Company

The Dutch East India Company was a chartered company established in 1602, when the States-General of the Netherlands granted it a 21-year monopoly to carry out colonial activities in Asia...

, the first limited company

Limited company

A limited company is a company in which the liability of the members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. And the former of these, a limited company limited by shares, may be...

 which centuries later merged into Unilever

Unilever

Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products....

. The theming for the surroundings of the ride consists of a harbour in the Anton Pieck

Anton Pieck

Anton Franciscus Pieck , a Dutch painter, artist and graphic artist...

 style.

It is the largest Pirate Ship

Pirate ship (ride)

A pirate ship is a type of amusement ride, consisting of an open, seated gondola which swings back and forth, subjecting the rider to various levels of angular momentum....

 in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records.

The Ride

Ride Height: 20 meters

Highest Swing: 25 meters

Maximum Speed: 54 km/h

g-forces

G-force

The g-force associated with an object is its acceleration relative to free-fall. This acceleration experienced by an object is due to the vector sum of non-gravitational forces acting on an object free to move. The accelerations that are not produced by gravity are termed proper accelerations, and...

: 0 negative

Capacity: 85 visitors

Cost: € 900,000