Banksy's DISMALAND

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Welcome to Dismaland! Street Artist Banksy Opens Bizarre Theme Park

Wonder what Walt Disney would think of this.

Graffiti artist Banksy has created Dismaland, an offbeat installation in the U.K. that is being called a “sinister twist on Disneyland.”

The “bemusement park” (as it’s being marketed) sits in an abandoned derelict waterfront location in the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England.

There’s a crumbling version of Disney World’s Cinderella Castle with a twisted Little Mermaid out front, an upended rendition of Cinderella’s “pumpkin” carriage, and a decaying pinwheel, among other sculptures.

“It’s a family theme park unsuitable for children,” Banksy told the BBC.

Dismaland will also feature installations from 50 other artists including Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, and Jimmy Cauty.

This isn’t the first time Banksy has riffed on Walt Disney. The word “Dismaland” first appeared in 2012 in a piece of his art featuring Mickey Mouse and the words “Life isn’t always a fairytale.”

The theme park — which proudly calls itself “the UK’s most disappointing new visitor attraction” — is expected to debut this Friday, Aug. 21 and will be open for six weeks. It’s definitely not the happiest place on earth.
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Living down the street from Disneyland this is actually fantastic. Although I don't mind Disney itself I think they are somewhat of an evil empire. 
 
I do wish this comes to the US as well but I could just imagine it being crazy packed.
 
ohhhhhh Dismaland...i just got the play on words..."dismal" (adj., depressing; dreary) and Disneyland

the social commentary is very clever word play
 
this is nothing but an IG backdrop...

nobody cares about the message sadly.
 
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Wish Aubrey Plaza and I had our accident babies already to take them on a family vacation here
 
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RUSTLENOMICS said:
nobody cares about the message sadly.
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Uhhh...I think in this thread alone you'll find people that do and are moved by it. Just because there are people out there that would use it for social promotion, doesn't mean we have to reduce it to that.
 
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