Background
Peter Reijnders was born in 1900 in "s-Hertogenbosch as the son of a coffeeand tobacco trader family.
Peter Reijnders was born in 1900 in "s-Hertogenbosch as the son of a coffeeand tobacco trader family.
Eindhoven University of Technology.
He is best known for his crucial role in founding the theme park He also invented many small novelties that are popular with Philips Electronics. He made a number of films in the period 1927-1954, some of which gained national prizes. At a family gathering in 1951, Reijnders was asked by his father-in-law, mayor Van der Heijden, to investigate the possibilities for making the just-established Naturepark more attractive.
Inspired by a temporary fairy tale exhibition in Eindhoven, Reijnders knew who to ask for the design: painter Anton Pieck.
Reijnders and Pieck were pivotal for the original Fairy Tale Forest, the foundation of the current themepark. Reijnders was responsible for the many creative and revolutionary technological innovations.
With his wires, motors, balloons and water he made the fairy tales come to life, without ever exposing the technology to the visitor.