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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 queued for "on the door" tickets to a new Banksy show in Weston-super-Mare. | Hundreds of people have queued 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, which is 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. | 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 site has capacity for 2,000 people, and after that is reached, it will be one in, one out, organisers said. |
| BBC News correspondent Andrew Plant, who is at Dismaland, said the queue was taking about 4 hours. | BBC News correspondent Andrew Plant, who is at Dismaland, said the queue was taking about 4 hours. |
| Ticket woes | Ticket woes |
| Fans have been pondering whether their frustration in failing to buy tickets is in fact part of the "Dismaland experience". | Fans have been pondering whether their frustration in failing to buy tickets is in fact part of the "Dismaland experience". |
| 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. |
| At Dismaland: Andrew Plant, BBC correspondent | At Dismaland: Andrew Plant, BBC correspondent |
| Queuing is the only way to see Dismaland today. The ticket website is offline until Tuesday. | Queuing is the only way to see Dismaland today. The ticket website is offline until Tuesday. |
| So hundreds of people started waiting early this morning to pay their £3 and get inside. | So hundreds of people started waiting early this morning to pay their £3 and get inside. |
| By 10:00 BST, there were 2000 people in the line, which snakes round temporary metal fences and looks like the queues for X-factor auditions. | By 10:00 BST, there were 2000 people in the line, which snakes round temporary metal fences and looks like the queues for X-factor auditions. |
| They're called in in groups of ten every few minutes, and then disappear into the double-doors that mark the start of the Dismaland experience. | They're called in in groups of ten every few minutes, and then disappear into the double-doors that mark the start of the Dismaland experience. |
| One family I talked to had rung their relative in Grenoble as soon as they heard about the exhibition. That relative took a plane from the Alps to Luton airport, then a train, then a bus overnight, arriving here at 4am. | One family I talked to had rung their relative in Grenoble as soon as they heard about the exhibition. That relative took a plane from the Alps to Luton airport, then a train, then a bus overnight, arriving here at 4am. |
| When I asked them why, they said simply: "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. There was no question about making the journey." | When I asked them why, they said simply: "It's a once in a lifetime opportunity. There was no question about making the journey." |
| So far the queue is taking about 4 hours. It's sunny today and people seem happy. | So far the queue is taking about 4 hours. It's sunny today and people seem happy. |
| But there's rain forecast for the next few days, and that is a long time to stand and get wet. | But there's rain forecast for the next few days, and that is a long time to stand and get wet. |
| 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. |
| John Brandler, an art dealer who collects and sells work by Banksy, said it was likely to put off visitors from further afield. | John Brandler, an art dealer who collects and sells work by Banksy, said it was likely to put off visitors from further afield. |
| "Where we are, I'm from London, it's a minimum of £80 on a train. To turn up and then find you can't get a ticket, is that good for Weston? I don't think so. I think people will really get annoyed," Mr Brandler said. | "Where we are, I'm from London, it's a minimum of £80 on a train. To turn up and then find you can't get a ticket, is that good for Weston? I don't think so. I think people will really get annoyed," Mr Brandler said. |
| However Mike Jackson, the leader of North Somerset Council, was confident people would still flock to the show. | However Mike Jackson, the leader of North Somerset Council, was confident people would still flock to the show. |
| "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. |
| Social media platforms have been awash with speculation that the difficult ticketing was part of the show, where the audience is also part of the art. | Social media platforms have been awash with speculation that the difficult ticketing was part of the show, where the audience is also part of the art. |
| Michele Marie tweeted: "I firmly believe the whole debacle was part of the show2, while Paul Vassos tweeted: "To all the punters... ever get the feeling you've been had?" | Michele Marie tweeted: "I firmly believe the whole debacle was part of the show2, while Paul Vassos tweeted: "To all the punters... ever get the feeling you've been had?" |
| 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". |