Banksy has created an anti-Disneyland theme park called “Dismaland”.
Opening this Saturday to the public and set to last for the next five weeks (closing September 27th) in the seaside Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England, the Dismaland installation is a dark twist on the happiest place on earth, with Banksy describing it as a “family theme park unsuitable for children.”
It will also include works by Escif, Maskull Lasserre, Kate McDowell, Paco Pomet, Dietrich Wegner, Michael Beitz, Brock Davis and Ronit Baranga, among others.
The event’s brochure includes, “Are you looking for an alternative to the soulless sugar-coated banality of the average family day out? Or just somewhere cheaper. Then this is the place for you — a chaotic new world where you can escape from mindless escapism. Instead of a burger stall, we have a museum. In place of a gift shop we have a library, well, we have a gift shop as well.
“Bring the whole family to come and enjoy the latest addition to our chronic leisure surplus —a bemusement park. A theme park who’s big theme is: theme parks should have bigger themes…
“This event contains adult themes, distressing imagery, extended use of strobe lighting, smoke effects and swearing. The following items are strictly prohibited: knives, spraycans, illegal drugs, and lawyers from the Walt Disney corporation.”
The park will offer 4,000 tickets a day for £3 each, available at dismaland.co.uk. Dismaland is set to include performances by musical acts Massive Attack, Pussy Riot and Run the Jewels.
