Sugar high: Food watchdog wants Efteling to stop offering unlimited soft drink refills

Thursday, 23 July 2026 - 12:00 Share this article: Foodwatch wants Efteling to stop offering unlimited soft drink refills. The food watchdog received multiple reports from visitors saying that the theme park encourages people to consume an excessive amount of sugary drinks.Through the D'n Dorstlesser concept, Efteling visitors can buy a reusable cup for €17 and refill it all day at dispensing locations in the park. “With this system, you can consume more calories from soft drinks in a single day than your entire daily energy requirement, without having eaten a single bite,” Foodwatch said.But it goes beyond having too much sugar on a day out, the watchdog said. “It concerns a system that turns unlimited refills into an attractive revenue model in an environment full of children. It not onl