Banksy’s Dismaland Theme Park Opens
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Channel 4 News reports, August 20, 2016:
Banksy’s “family theme park unsuitable for small children” has opened on the Weston-super-Mare seafront. It features migrant boats, dead princesses and Banksy’s trademark dark humour.
The park features Banksy’s artistry as well as works by 50 other artists including Damien Hirst and Jenny Holzer.
Buzzfeed published these photos:
Dismaland is a five-week show housed inside and around a derelict Tropicana building in Weston-super-Mare, a seaside town in Somerset, England. Photo by Christopher Jobson for Colossal
Banksy’s Dismaland theme park Seaworld-like attraction. Christopher Jobson for Colossal
Tanker truck disaster in Banksy’s Dismaland theme park. Yui Mok / PA WIRE
Grim reaper on bumper cars at Banksy’s Dismaland theme park. Yui Mok / PA WIRE
Radio controlled refugee boat game at Banksy’s Dismaland theme park. Yui Mok / PA WIRE
Pigeon hazard at Banksy’s Dismaland theme park. Yui Mok / PA WIRE
Banksy’s theme? According the BBC he said, “”I guess you’d say it’s a theme park whose big theme is ‘theme parks should have bigger themes’.”
Read more about what Banksy describes as a “family theme park unsuitable for children” at BBC.com and at Huffington Post.
