Banksy is going big. This time, he is creating a pop-up exhibition show that will take a sinister turn on the seemingly innocent Disneyland. Appropriately titled Dismaland, the theme park will open this Saturday and run for five weeks.

Located in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, England the theme park/exhibition space is being constructed at the Tropicana, a 10,000-acre sprawling concrete lot that’s been abandoned since 2000.

At first, it was reported that locals were told the site is a movie set for a film called “Grey Fox” and the construction site is ringed with fences featuring signs reading “Crew Notice Grey Fox Productions.” So where did this Banksy rumour come from?

[A]ccording to the Post, nobody’s spotted cameramen or other traditional film crew on the site in recent weeks. Additionally, financial records show Holly Cushing, the executive producer of Banksy film Exit Through the Gift Shop and rumored manager of the mysterious artist, “established limited company called Dismaland Ltd with Simon Durban, who is thought to be Banksy’s accountant, on May 1.

 

[source: maxim]