Halve Maen[1] (English: Half Moon) is a Pirate Ship ride at Efteling theme park in the Netherlands. Designed by Ton van de Ven and manufactured by Intamin, it opened its doors in 1982.[2]
The Pirate Ship is not actually themed as a “Pirate Ship”, but a copy of the VOC - merchant Halve Maen of the Dutch East India Co. VOC, the first limited company. The theming for the surroundings of the ride consists of a harbour in the Anton Pieck style.
It used to be the largest Pirate Ship in the world at opening, according to the Guinness Book of Records.[3]
This record was taken away on March 3rd 1985 by Jumbo Viking at Nagashima Spa Land.