#idv hullaballoo

[saintvln]

i cant not draw him, even just once

[quoththeowl31]

Hullaballoo Part 2:

[v0idprince]

❥꧁ It’s Showtime! ꧂❥

Margaretha Zelle, on an aerial hoop! This is actually one of her b-tier costumes I really enjoy, “Spotlight Affect.” I’m also getting back into Cabaret (the musical) a lot, and Burlesque (the art form) so expect to see more pieces inspired by that. Might make an AU, we shall see

I hope you enjoy!!

[askgardenerwoods]

"Miss Woods, hello...! Look at this - " She holds out a flower crown, "Isn't it pretty? Somebody gave it to me... but I thought you'd appreciate it more than I would...! I don't even know what these flowers are called... Do you want it?" (@ask-missmargiezelle 💕)

[williamkisser]

I have been given permission to yap and I won't stop talking until you regret it.

So, I live in the Netherlands and there is one place that is a cultural icon for every Dutch person you meet. Like, if you know this park and you know that someone is Dutch, you have a conversation starter right there because that Dutchie knows this park too and most likely has something to say about it.

This theme park is called the Efteling (do not forget the 'the', nobody just calls it 'Efteling') and it has been standing in its specific location at the edge of Kaatsheuvel since 1952. What is its theme? Fairytales! Almost all rides have a story attached to it, the theming everywhere is impeccable and there is a genuine forest which has fairytale scenes dotted around that you can look through.

JUST LOOK AT ALL THESE IMAGES!!

These are just some examples of the most iconic Efteling attractions and sights. Also, have you noticed something? The sheer amount of TREES!!! It's crazy. The Efteling has pledged itself to helping and protecting nature within its park. I don't just mean carefully msintained flower beds (although you can find many flowers during spring and summer time), it's ALL nature. There are so many trees everywhere within the park. You can't go Five meters in any direction without a tree being in your vision when you're outside. You can see squirrels in the park. Live, wild squirrels that just live their lives within the trees and nature surrounding you. There are birdhouses everywhere, along with feeding stations. It's so pretty and fun.

First picture is the entrance of the Efteling, it's a huge reed-clad roof, one of the biggest in Europe. Inside there is a stained glass window showing some iconic Efteling rides and characters. It's gorgeous, spaceous and in the nights it lights up!

Then we have an icon, he's named Langnek (literally longneck), he stands in the Sprookjesbos (Fairytale Forest) and some iteration of him has existed since the Efteling started. He's a part of a fairytale the park has written itself (there's more Efteling-original fairytales) and you can sit on one of the benches near him and listen to the story being told to you. For people who don't speak Dutch or don't feel like listening, you can read the story in four languages (Dutch, English, French and German, plus Italian for Pinnochio) in a huge statue of a storybook.

The huge castle is home to an extremly large ride called Symbolica. In the attraction we see the Efteling's mascot, called Pardoes. Basically, your invited on a visit with the king of the region, called Pardulfus, but Pardoes decides that the original plan is way too boring. He literally opens a staircase with magic and you go into the castle, where you can choose from one of three routes to take. Much of the routes are very similar, but the ride also has interactive elements which change depending on which 'tour' you choose. It's a ginormous construction with so much detail in every room. The place has its own secret alphabet that is used in all sorts of places, there's a lot of really cool animatronics and the music is great.

The fourth picture is inside of the Efteling's most popular attraction, called Droomvlucht (translated it's Dream Flight). The entire construction of the cart you step into kinda resembles a ski lift in its track, which makes it seem like you're flying through the attraction. You pass fairies, elves, trolls, castles and stars while going through the ride. It smells like flowers inside, it's these huge scenes of animatronics all carefully placed in different locations and it is insanely popular. Like, regular lines are nearly an hour long and everyone finds it worth it popular.

Next one is a photo of the Efteling's wild water attraction (there is a LOT.of water and water elements in the park, no surprise in the Netherlands), called Piraña. It's themed after the Aztec civilization, so you'll see many of those elements in what the building looks like, the decorations and the landscape of the ride. There is even audience participation for the people on dry land. You can hit a drum by some specific statues and splash water on the people in the ride, or risk getting wet a little early yourself. Everyone comes out soaked, you will not be spared. It's nice for in the summer, but not my favorite since I don't enjoy wet clothing.

Nr 5 is a photo of the infamous drop from Baron 1898, the most intense rollercoaster of the Efteling. An insane drop into a misty pit, multiple loopings, super fast turns and all the works. The story is super interesting though. A guy called Gustave Hoogmoed has decided to start missing in a place that's protected by spirits. You are a prospector diving down within these mines, getting chased by the Witte Wieven (VERY old Dutch myth, like pre-christian Dutch mythology, roughly translates to wise women in white). If you stand near the pit, which is properly fenced off in a way that's not scalable for the normal person, you can hear them sing. It's also very fun to watch the coaster carts come up from different places within the park, because they pause a good five seconds at the last moment before the drop.

And the last pic for now (because I WILL return with more ramble) is of the true icons, the musical mushrooms. They play the song 'Menuet in G major' by Christian Petzold and they're dotted along the path in the Fairytale Forest and its tradition to get your pictur taken while sitting on it. If you're Dutch, you can have a picture of a younger you sitting on one of the mushrooms, your parents can have pictures of them on the mushroom AND your grandparents can ALSO have pictures of them on the mushroom.

You'll definitely have to sit through a rant on my favorite rides, my favorite fairytales and the history of the Efteling later, but I'm done with rambling for now. Sorry for dumping a monstrosity on you.

Wait I KNOW THAT PLACE kate bush performed there

[stowonsideghost]

I genuinely do not understand why I feel frustration at hullaballoo while I look at signalis and utena and I'm so deeply in love with all the feelings it gives me,the hurt and the sense of dread, but like with that idv storyline it genuinely feels like something is missing,missed potential or just mishandling of stuff,yet I cant quite put my finger on what it is.

Pretty sure my problem isnt with margie but parts of her writting (mostly how flat she feels as a character/individual) is indicative of my issues with idv's writting as a whole.

[ask-missmargiezelle]

Who are you still close to from the circus if anyone? do you ever talk about what happened

“I guess the short answer is no, to both questions. Even before everything happened, I never really, um... had the chance to make friends with the others. But... I don’t mind talking about it, if you wish.”

“It left me, all of us, with...nothing. No answers, no closure, nothing but hurt and confusion and ash. Perhaps that’s part of the reason I haven’t brought it up with them... how do you even find words for someone who has lost so much...?”

“It was a right shock to see him again — I thought he was dead...! Murro wasn’t there when... everything happened — so I don’t know how much he found out. In any case; he doesn’t ask, and neither do I.”

“He... terrifies me, so much it makes me feel sick. There’s something so horribly familiar about him, but I — I can’t think about it for too long, or else I...”

Margaretha trails off. Takes a deep breath.

“...The only reason I know he must have known me before the fire is that he — he called me Natalie. I haven’t given that name to anyone since... the accident. I have no idea why he’s familiar, or if it’s just my imagination playing a cruel trick on me. Whether I recognize him, or if... if I recognize the blood and pain and terror and — he’s just the deliverer, or... both.

I... I try not to think about it.”

“I can’t imagine what he found out, but... I’ll never forget the way he looked at me when I saw him again.”

“I’ve just been avoiding him since. Oh, but— if you see him today...”

[quoththeowl31]

Fool's Gold conspiring with Hullabaloo, Hell Ember, Geisha and Bloody Queen to break Miss Nightingale out of her confines at least for Valentines Day and spend the day with her roaming around.

[saintvln]

i drew this ages ago but in honour of the hullaballoo lore we can post it now i loved the story so much idv has genuinely never made me so happy lol

[v0idprince]

I’ve been thinking about Margaretha Zelle non stop for three days (but I can feel the Antonio brainrot seeping back in)

In any case, I’m thinking about making some kind of .. Cabaret/burlesque AU with her and the hullabaloo cast.. think vintage goth vibes, and that one panic at the disco album (a fever you can’t sweat out)

Shitty Pinterest collage for visuals

SO BASICALLY if anyone has any other inspiration or ideas, do tell? All I have is a vague aesthetic idea … and the mental image of an emo weepy <33

Margie is VERY sally bowles coded. If I wanted to do Just a Cabaret the musical AU, I’d definitely start there, but I want this to be a mix of things, with its own storyline

[williamkisser]

This fatass…….

[saintvln]

Soooooo how we doin after Act 2 of Closing Night/lh

I've been crying for poor vio after playing through it

honestly it was everything i couldve wanted, i really really enjoyed it :D after how i felt with the last major lore updates i was kinda dreading the worst but they've always been really consistent with hullaballoo and it shows. i'll put read more for spoilers

the violetta scene was so painful, honestly the whole update was so painful haha, but even when i saw it coming it hit so hard ;-; i also love that the a/b tiers that we get for it are directly related to the story but oh my god it makes it hurt so much more LOL.

murro blaming himself for violettas death.... i wanted to reach through the screen and pop weepy like a balloon. weepy's voice actor did such a good job in the whole thing too oh my god. it was all just so good i loved the whole thing :')

sorry (not really) to the idv fans who can only manage characterizing mike as a ditzy innocent twink though having to come to terms with the fact that he's actually an insane traumatized man :P the signs were there from the start don't know what game you were playing

hullaballoo <3

[saintvln]

could you draw someone from the hullabaloo? :>

yes 100% i'll draw someone from hullaballoo, i'm gonna try to paint a mike and margie now :) til then though here's this tiny violetta sketch. underrated hullabaloo friend