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Dismaland: First come-first served queue at Banksy show | Dismaland: First come-first served queue at Banksy show |
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Hundreds of people have begun queuing for "on the door" tickets to a new Banksy show in Weston-super-Mare. | Hundreds of people have begun queuing for "on the door" tickets to a new Banksy show in Weston-super-Mare. |
Thousands struggled to get online tickets to Dismaland, a dark theme park, open for five weeks at the seaside resort. | Thousands struggled to get online tickets to Dismaland, a dark theme park, open for five weeks at the seaside resort. |
A "locals only" free ticket day was held on Friday, but the ticket website crashed when it received more than six million hits. | A "locals only" free ticket day was held on Friday, but the ticket website crashed when it received more than six million hits. |
General tickets are due to go on sale online again on Tuesday. | General tickets are due to go on sale online again on Tuesday. |
Doors opened just after 11:00 BST on Saturday. Many queued overnight in order to guarantee entry into the show. | |
A message on the Dismaland website said "due to unprecedented demand" it was unable to process online ticket sales, and Saturday and Sunday tickets, costing £3, would only be available on the door. | A message on the Dismaland website said "due to unprecedented demand" it was unable to process online ticket sales, and Saturday and Sunday tickets, costing £3, would only be available on the door. |
The site has capacity for 2,000 people, and after that is reached, it will be one in, one out, organisers said. | |
The Weston Mercury, which offered a voucher to locals to get in for free, tweeted: "The "#dismaland queue estimated at 2-3 hours although hard to judge." | |
Fans have been questioning whether their frustration in failing to buy tickets is in fact part of the "Dismaland experience". | Fans have been questioning whether their frustration in failing to buy tickets is in fact part of the "Dismaland experience". |
There are concerns this could put visitors off from further afield, but Mike Jackson, the leader of North Somerset Council, is confident it won't. | There are concerns this could put visitors off from further afield, but Mike Jackson, the leader of North Somerset Council, is confident it won't. |
"The queue is already building nicely here, we've estimated the economic benefit (for Weston) is at least £6m, there's a real buzz about the town. | "The queue is already building nicely here, we've estimated the economic benefit (for Weston) is at least £6m, there's a real buzz about the town. |
"Virtually everyone you've spoken to here in the town is really excited about this," Mr Jackson told Radio Bristol. | "Virtually everyone you've spoken to here in the town is really excited about this," Mr Jackson told Radio Bristol. |
'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. |
North Somerset Council said it was trying to establish if the difficulty in getting tickets online was a real problem or a deliberate ploy by Banksy. | North Somerset Council said it was trying to establish if the difficulty in getting tickets online was a real problem or a deliberate ploy by Banksy. |
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, which had been closed since 2000. | 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, which had been closed since 2000. |
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". |