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Friday, August 21, 2015

Look Inside Banksy's Creepy Disney-Inspired Amusement Park

It’s like Disney World, but the nightmare version.

Welcome to Dismaland, an art amusement park created by artist Banksy that will haunt your dreams.

Welcome to Dismaland, an art amusement park created by artist Banksy that will haunt your dreams.

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 describes his wonderland as a "family theme park unsuitable for children," according to the BBC.

Banksy describes his wonderland as a "family theme park unsuitable for children," according to the BBC.

Which means that you can appease your children by taking them to an amusement park while simultaneously torturing them.

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No kidding.

No kidding.

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The park features enough apocryphal Disney World imaginings to ruin a 5-year-old forever.

The park features enough apocryphal Disney World imaginings to ruin a 5-year-old forever.

And works go beyond just Banksy. Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, and other artists have pieces on exhibit.

And while it's all so creepy, it does make you THINK...

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