u/svizc

Hello everybody. I am very excited to go with my wife and 2 year old daughter to Efteling for the first time. However, after watching a lot of videos, I still have three questions I hope you can help me answer:

I plan to take the bus to Efteling, but I am staying at the Wonder Hotel, which is on the opposite side of the main entrance and bus stop. Is it a very long walk? Can I walk through the park with my luggage? Is there a shuttle that can take us to the hotel?
Since we have early entrance, which rides usually have the longest queues that we should try to visit first to beat the general crowd?
Are there any must-see shows or restaurants that require a reservation? (I already have tickets for CARO, so that is taken care of.)

thank you for any help you can provide

First time visitor with a few doubts