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| Dismaland: Ticket and queue misery at Banksy show | Dismaland: Ticket and queue misery at Banksy show |
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| Thousands of people have struggled to buy tickets online for a Banksy show in Weston-super-Mare - as hundreds queued to get in to a "locals only" day. | Thousands of people have struggled to buy tickets online for a Banksy show in Weston-super-Mare - as hundreds queued to get in to a "locals only" day. |
| Dismaland, a dark theme park, will run for five weeks at the seaside resort. | Dismaland, a dark theme park, will run for five weeks at the seaside resort. |
| A thousand people received free tickets, but as the remaining tickets went on general sale, the website crashed. | A thousand people received free tickets, but as the remaining tickets went on general sale, the website crashed. |
| Banksy's spokeswoman said the site had received more than six million hits by Friday. | Banksy's spokeswoman said the site had received more than six million hits by Friday. |
| A message on the site said "due to unprecedented demand" it is currently unable to process online ticket sales, and Saturday and Sunday tickets will only be available on the door. | |
| Fans have been questioning whether their frustration in failing to buy tickets is in fact part of the 'Dismaland experience'. | |
| 'Lost irony' | 'Lost irony' |
| The UKBusinessInsider has questioned the functionality of the Dismaland website, which also shows an upside down supermarket trolley. | The UKBusinessInsider has questioned the functionality of the Dismaland website, which also shows an upside down supermarket trolley. |
| Anthony Hamer-Hodges wrote: "I guess the misery of queuing and a crashing website is part of the satire #Dismaland." | Anthony Hamer-Hodges wrote: "I guess the misery of queuing and a crashing website is part of the satire #Dismaland." |
| James Bush said: "Love that the #Dismaland website keeps crashing and people are complaining about it. Irony really is lost on some people." | James Bush said: "Love that the #Dismaland website keeps crashing and people are complaining about it. Irony really is lost on some people." |
| Phil Cross tweeted: "If you are searching for #Dismaland tickets you are very much part of the exhibition already," while Stacy Bias wrote: "I'm guessing the comically terrible experience of trying to get tickets for #Dismaland is pretty much exactly what Banksy was going for." | Phil Cross tweeted: "If you are searching for #Dismaland tickets you are very much part of the exhibition already," while Stacy Bias wrote: "I'm guessing the comically terrible experience of trying to get tickets for #Dismaland is pretty much exactly what Banksy was going for." |
| A spokesman for North Somerset Council said they were trying to establish if the difficulty in getting tickets online was a real problem or a deliberate ploy by Banksy. | A spokesman for North Somerset Council said they were trying to establish if the difficulty in getting tickets online was a real problem or a deliberate ploy by Banksy. |
| A few fans camped overnight to secure a place at the front of the queue and by 07:00 BST, two hours before the doors opened, hundreds of people were waiting. | A few fans camped overnight to secure a place at the front of the queue and by 07:00 BST, two hours before the doors opened, hundreds of people were waiting. |
| One thousand local people received a ticket in return for showing a voucher printed in the local newspaper, the Weston Mercury. | One thousand local people received a ticket in return for showing a voucher printed in the local newspaper, the Weston Mercury. |
| Dismaland features work by more than 50 artists, including Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, Jimmy Cauty and Bristol-born Banksy, who says he chose the venue himself after walking past the old lido six months ago. | Dismaland features work by more than 50 artists, including Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, Jimmy Cauty and Bristol-born Banksy, who says he chose the venue himself after walking past the old lido six months ago. |
| Among the exhibits are a distorted mermaid, a dilapidated fairy castle and a boat pond where all the boats are filled with models of migrants, as well as paintings and a beach ball hovering above upturned knives. | Among the exhibits are a distorted mermaid, a dilapidated fairy castle and a boat pond where all the boats are filled with models of migrants, as well as paintings and a beach ball hovering above upturned knives. |
| Many are twists on traditional fairground rides - such as a coconut shy featuring anvils, instead of coconuts. Banksy described the show as a "family theme park unsuitable for children". | Many are twists on traditional fairground rides - such as a coconut shy featuring anvils, instead of coconuts. Banksy described the show as a "family theme park unsuitable for children". |
| Workmen were seen spray painting the front of the Tropicana to make it look more dreary on Thursday evening. | Workmen were seen spray painting the front of the Tropicana to make it look more dreary on Thursday evening. |
| The outdoor pool and leisure facility has been closed since 2000 amid various attempts to either reopen or demolish the structure. | The outdoor pool and leisure facility has been closed since 2000 amid various attempts to either reopen or demolish the structure. |