The Saddest Theme Park Ever Created (Dismaland) 

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

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

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 Cinderella artwork in the Castle is a masterpiece.

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.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

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.

I was very lucky to go when i was 13. from what I remember, the squiggly-ness of the ariel statue meant that she looked normal and non-squiggly in the reflection of the water! very cool!

I always felt banksy might be more than one person it's just an alias for all the people who portray him.

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 (:

“My artfart mother, Karen, brought me to a shitty parody of Disneyland.” Yeah I bet I’d be let down too.

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.

I went there with my partner, I bought a t-shirt, program and won a meaningless rubber band for failing to hit a anvil off a table with a ping-pong ball. My partner also ended up with a golf ball from the "Crazy Gulf", you could say it was a "Hole in One!"

I like how Cinderella’s chariot is in the shape of the Mickey logo.

Its cool to see this covered after so many years! I'm a local and I still have my shirt from when I went with my family, though I was just 11 at the time. I think its important to meantion something about why Weston-super-Mare was chosen in particular, its because its a real life version of what Dismaland is a parody of. Obviously, the direct inspiration was Disneyland but Weston has always been a tourist town and has been in decline for over a hundred years it feels like. The tides are deadly, the sand is more mud than anything else, Birnbeck pier is abandoned and inaccessable, the Grand Pier has burned down twice and is currently filled with overpriced attractions and cheap memorabilia. Every year buisness' open and close down and tourist season brings less and less people. The town is Dismaland. I grew up with it and so I am naturally fond of it because of and in spite of its many flaws but its a truely miserable place. As for the exibition itself, I was a particularly smart ass child so take this with a grain of salt but even back then I felt that the entire messaging of the place was a bit surface level. But thats fine, art with obvious messages has its place. My favourite part was actually the miniature city, the level of detail in that thing is truely off the charts, I'm glad I got to see it in person. Cheers for the video mate

I’m just curious: Did that Cinderella piece cause any outrage in the UK?

Why would you "highly recommend to explore the park" when it is gone? haha jk Yes, even on the internet it looks creepy...so much so I will explore the park further. As always, your many many hours of hard work with research, production and script/narration is fantastic! 📽🎬🏰

No explanation needed for any of this art, it's all very direct and gets the point across immediately, no room for interpretation. I think the messages would come through loud and clear even if you don't get the references. I'm not critiquing your video, I very much appreciate your tour, it's the first time I've seen some of it, including behind the walls of Dismaland, that was incredible! Basqiat comes to mind as well, but he was the opposite, kind of mysterious and cryptic, imptessionistic and abstract in a lot of his work but the messages still came through. I really wish he was still with us. The saddest robot would have fit right in with Dismaland too, total bummer!

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

If this was still open, a fun challenge would be try to make the staff break character and act like you’re having the time of your life in the park.

Well, I guess I didn't know much about Banksy! Thanks for filling in the gaps! 😁👍

I'm not usually a fan of Banksy but that Cinderella piece is amazing.

Let's not forget that the upside-down carriage doubles as most grim Hidden Mickey!

Reminds me of Epic Mickey and Kingdom Keepers. I remember hearing about this park around the mid 2010s on a video compilation.

Honestly this would be awsome if it was there for longer, the messages in it are amazing.

The recent Willy's Chocolate Experience was unintentionally just as unsettling as Dismaland 😂

Truly all of the brave social commentary as a painting of evil Ronald McDonald...

Dismaland is my favorite Amusement Park, not because it has stunning attractions or visuals but literally the polar opposite, it is so effective on making the visitants so dissapointed and upset with how delusional everything is.

This entire park reminds me of the “Mouskewitz” (or however you spell it) urban legend about the employees at Disneyland who considered it the least-happy place on earth.

I appreciate the dark humor of Diana Cinderella's upturned carriage also being a hidden Mickey

OH CHRIST, THE ENTIRE CRASHED CARRIAGE IS A HIDDEN MICKEY! JESUS, WHAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL!!!

I got to see ‘big rig jig’ in person a bunch of times! I always took friends to see it, and my little ones liked it. I live close to the arts district.

Honestly...that sounds like my dream job that i'll be definitely good at.

actually there was no alcohol found in the drivers system with princess Diana. no evidence to prove he was drinking

I'm sad I never got to see it. I live on the other side of the world, and every video, picture, or article that I read about it, it intrigues me

I remember doing a project for this at art in school, it was a strange but awesome art installation with lots of political pieces, was left in awe with my teenage brain.

Man I would of loved to have seen Dismaland

As someone who lives in Weston-super-mud and has been to both Disneyland in Paris and Florida, Dismaland was the best by far.

My art teacher in elementary school showed a sort of trailer of it to the class, I dont exactly remember the lesson or the reason why but I thought it looked really cool

Its amazing how they can get the weather to always be grey and dreary... oh wait, that is just England

With all seriousness, this is incredible.

The benefit of working here is that you don’t have to pretend you are enjoying your job.

"Dismaland was so dense." If you ended the sentence there, you would have been correct.

I was lucky enough to be able to experience this in person. I will forever be thankful of that.

I remember being on the internet while this exhibit was up and so many people (at least in my internet circles) were dunking on it for being an edgelord thing and making memes and stuff. It was kinda funny at times but at the same time I was like “Man, is it bad I think this is kinda neat?” 😂

This reminds me of omega mart it’s so immersive

I hope the person who bought the painting that got shredded got refunded, since it technically got destroyed in the "shipping and handling" process And I hope all of those paparazzi got arrested for essentially committing regicide

I always love to look at this kind of art. Thanks for an awesome video Man!!

Looks like the park from Rockstar’s BULLY.

What an excellent idea, wish I could have gone there. 🤔👍

Am interesting fact, once the park closed and was torn down all the material used was sent to calais to help refugees heading to England build shelters

Was really unhappy I didn't make it !!! Shame they couldn't of made a tour. Great Stuff

sorry but the painting being shredded when it was bought sounds like a way to scam someone. How pissed would you be if you were led to believe that you were going to buy a copy of one of the most famous pieces of art only for it to be torn to shreds in front of your eyes?

Not to be morbid but I cannot find that photo of Diana’s hair in the crash that you mentioned. It’s legitimately impossible to find for me.

I was lucky enough to see this when it was open. Me and my family just happened to be in the area at the time on holiday, when we stumbled upon the exhibition. Of course we had to go in. I’ve still got the t shirt and pocket money loans leaflet. Being about 10 and a half, it was more just a cool and interesting attraction, if not a bit, well, dismal 😂 But now I’m older I can understand and appreciate it even more. Still one of the coolest places I’ve been to!!

“The Unhappiest Place On Earth”.

I wonder where all the pieces are now? In storage? Destroyed? Returned to their creators? Other than the trucks, I mean; very apropos, having it in Las Vegas.

I love this art work!!

I was lucky enough to go twice, would have gone more if I could have!

I remember being obsessed with this in high school for some reason, and looking back on it, _oof_ , I was quite the edgy teen. 😂

I think one of the best touches is that the birds are tweeting at almost the same frequency as the camera flashes so they blend together

It'd be helpful to give the town's full name of weston-super-mare bc there's another area called Weston in England.

Plus..the car wreck looks like Mickey Mouse ears and his face. It’s brilliant exhibition. Was

Wonder if they would bring that here, could set it up in Orlando, lol

Great video. But why would any parent bring their kids? Why wouldn’t to folks in charge let kids in? It’s clearly for adults.

This is fascinating . Best footage I've seen of it .

wow I wonder if disney ever had a problem with this

Cant believe banksy stole that one joke from drawn together where all the disney princess die

shiiiit…. the fact that cinderellas carriage has the silhouette of a mickey mouse logo is chilling….

Great video as always, though I have to say there's something about Banksy's art that, while iconic and cool visually, feels kinda "cheap". Like it's a bit like "Oooo, Hello Kitty but with devil horns in a sewer!"

I commented a few years back that "still my all time favorite youtube channel"... and you still don't disappoint. And still my all time favorite youtube channel.

Now he has Funko Pops lol

I so badly wanted to go there! My old art teacher did a presentation on it and I begged my parents to take me as it wasn’t too far from us

Just one small correction - the place is called Weston-super-Mare, not "Weston".

Can't help but feel all this cash could have been used for something a little more useful, that being said, it is all quite interesting.

Soooo basically an adult emo managed to build a theme park and made fun of Princess Diane? Neat.

Wow. Very impactful!

It’s basically that one scene in krabby land

END JOY... well that is kinds cool way to say for this attraction and also eleptic woul make that statement deadly

That's amazing! How did I never hear of this place? BTW, the kids on the carousel are totally joining in on the spirit of the place!

I hope nobody was foolish enough to let children inside of the castle. This sculpture would give young people nightmares. I even had trouble sleeping last night after I watched this & I'm 35. All I can think to do is protect my mother from finding this because Cinderella is her favorite & she still feels intense anger everytime Diana's death comes up in conversation. I hate it. It makes me cry. I understand this is what the art's goal is. I understand that. So don't talk down to me. I didn't sleep well.

This like Disney worlds creepy brother.

I met an old woman once who told me her grandchildren were abducted at Disneyland I think that's a lot more disturbing than this thing I remember the horse lasagne story Princess Anne thought it was ok

I think it would be cool to see this place now, completely abandon, no upkeep, just even more dismal.

It’s not an amusement park it’s a bemusement park.

There was a dismaland at Brisbane and it was honestly very fun

So it’s the definition of those ppl who don’t like Disneyland and make videos abt shitty experiences there and made me scared to go for years and so I expected Disney to look like this? Hm.

Very odd, yet interesting, I’m not into Art that much, but I do like Religious Art and war propaganda posters, still, like I said, very interesting, indeed!

I didn't get a notification for this. I found this a very interesting video because this guy fascinates me. Very seldom does this channel give me a notification. I always have to search it.

Move over Dismaland, Willy's Chocolate Exhibition is the new Saddest Place On Earth.