Dismaland is the strangest theme park you have EVER seen
Over in Weston-super-Mare there have been some strange happeningS afoot.
Locals' curiosity was first piqued when a giant horse made from scaffolding was spotted being moved around the area. Then a creepy looking castle appeared out of nowhere.
Is #bansky in the Home Town of #wormwoodrocks ? Strange goings on in #westonsupermare. #streetart #banksyexhibition pic.twitter.com/JIJ6nQMZbk
— WormWood Rocks (@WormWoodRocks) August 17, 2015
Now though, the mystery has been solved, as it turns out the new additions to the town were all part of the construction of Banksy’s latest Disneyland-inspired creation, Dismaland.
The new “bemusement park”, opens to the public on Saturday August 22nd and is full of some of the most bizarre attractions you'll ever see.
Banksy has described the work as “a festival of art, amusements, and entry level anarchism," complete with less-than-enthused security personnel.
According to Mashable, the street artist was inspired to create something on the site back in January when he peered through a gap in the fence.
The website, which went live on Thursday morning, describes Dismaland as follows:
"Contains uneven floor surfaces, extensive use of strobe lighting, imagery unsuitable for small children and swearing. The following are strictly prohibited in the Park: spray paint, marker pens, knives and legal representatives of the Walt Disney Corporation."
The construction of the site was kept incredibly secret, with Fox News among those who covered a false story saying that that ‘Atlas Productions’ were filming a movie in the town. The film even had an IMDB page. Quite the decoy!
However, it was rumoured that Banksy was up something in the area since early this summer when Holly Cushing, his rumoured manager, was reportedly spotted on site.
Dismaland will be open until 27 September with a number of music and artist performances scheduled on the website for each Friday night while the park is open.
We are very curious.
