The Saddest Theme Park Ever Created (Dismaland)

I went to that with my mate from Bristol. All the staff were purposely rude and unhelpful 😆

I like how people think Banksy is a one man operation. Did anyone see “Exit Through the Giftshop”. Banksy is an entity comprised of multiple artists designed to sell an idea.

The fact that he purposively ripped his art when it was to be sold to destroy it, but the it is worth more encapsulates how vapid the art world is

I just have to throw this in here because I don't know if it was attentional on the artist side but the way how the Cinderella Carriage is tipped over both the pumpkin and the wheels make a perfect Mickey logo. And even though one of the wheels is completely destroyed you can still make out a quote on quote Hidden Mickey.

Holy shit I didn’t know that Paparazzi continued to take photos of Princess Diana’s corpse, that is beyond fucked up. I wonder what those people think knowing that people know what they did to cause her death.

So Dismaland always messed with me extra hard specifically because of the Ariel statue in the big nasty moat. That statue glitches my brain out in a way I cannot stand but want to praise the artist endlessly for, and it also triggers this weird “kids are afraid of the most useless crap” memory I have of being an 8 year old at Walt Disney World, leaning over a railing and seeing a bronze statue of King Triton just… in the water that freaked little-kid me out to no end. It’s dumb, I’m embarrassed, but kids are afraid of useless stuff all the time and that statue just brings up an eerie ghost of that irrational fear every time I see it

It’s like a real life “Your childhood is over” meme as an entire park, I love it.

The Cinderella artwork in the Castle is a masterpiece.

I went there and I just remember how horrifying it was for me when I was a child. It definitely hurt a bit of my childhood seeing the ‘Disney’ castle like that and seeing a dying Cinderella.

Art critics : This piece definitely has a deep meaning. We should recognise that the oil industry is bad and do something about it! Actual artist : Hahah, trucks in air go broom broom.

Banksy should look into Halloween mazes, this gave me abandoned by Disney vibes

This was first released when I was 13, I was absolutely fascinated by it. I’m still so upset I wasn’t able to see it in person. It is just so amazing and well done, I still think about it. Every time I see a video or article about it I feel obligated to watch it.

To be honest as someone who knows the place this was based on pretty well he was spot on with how the employees feel, are treated, etc. Yeah, they say everything is all happy and great, but when you scratch the surface there's a lot of stuff you uncover; stuff they wish to keep hidden. Homeless employees, a system where one has to come into work sick or get penalized to the point of being fired, and a number of other issues. And their faithful cult of attendees don't care unless it affects them personally. I honestly wanted to buy a shirt and wear it to the (redacted) parks and see if I would cause any disturbance.

This park needs to make a return in the near future. Bring back some previous art pieces while adding some new ones based around more recent events. Come to think of it, have a sub-section of the park based around the dark sides of social media and internet in general.

I went there! It was honestly amazing. So happy to see someone talking about it EDIT: this video is bringing back so many memories. I really wish Dismaland was still there, i would love to be able to see it again

I thought this was just what the average british amusement park was like

Fun fact, Dismaland was a big inspiration for an art project that I made a little while ago. The art project was about a theme park inside of a criminals mind and I thought the vibe of Dismaland fit that. I even made my own knock off Mickey Mouse (:

It was incredible. The security staff were so funny. It was only 10 miles from my home.

Dude! This just sounds like a dream come true!! A dark Disney theme park! Man…I wish it’ll go on, maybe make it more interesting and create it like a horror theme but Disney.

Oh gosh, I remember the "horse meat" situation back then. It was actually huge, and I remember my mother and grandmother stopped buying meat from the supermarket for years. heck, my grandma never again bought meat from the supermarket because she didn't trust it, instead she went to a store where she could see the meat cut and treated. The fact that a merry go round referenced this is both unnerving and satisfying.