--- title: Banksy's Dismaland: See Inside the Dystopian Theme Park description: In his biggest show to date, the artist, along with an army of collaborators, presents a dystopian theme park canonical: https://time.com/4004742/banksy-dismaland-photos/ author: TIME Photo article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-20T15:41:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:07.001Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Go Inside Banksy's Dismaland og:description: The dystopian theme park is the artist's biggest show to date og:url: https://time.com/4004742/banksy-dismaland-photos/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8975a3a375055418/6988603335ba6f2ba9c0ec57/bansky-dismaland-16.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Banksy Dismaland og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Go Inside Banksy's Dismaland twitter:description: The dystopian theme park is the artist's biggest show to date twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8975a3a375055418/6988603335ba6f2ba9c0ec57/bansky-dismaland-16.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # See Inside Banksy's Dystopian 'Dismaland' by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Aug 20, 2015 3:41 PM UTC  A general view of Dismaland Bemusement Park, a collection of satirical art and sculpture by the graffiti artist Banksy, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. A general view of Dismaland Bemusement Park, a collection of satirical art and sculpture by the graffiti artist Banksy, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England.Claire Hayhurst—PA Photos/Landov by [TIME Photo](https://time.com/author/time-photo/) ## TIME Photo Aug 20, 2015 3:41 PM UTC  A general view of Dismaland Bemusement Park, a collection of satirical art and sculpture by the graffiti artist Banksy, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. Claire Hayhurst—PA Photos/Landov  Big Rig Jig by Mike Ross. Yui Mok—PA Photos/Landov  A sculpture of a killer whale jumping out of a toilet by Banksy. Yui Mok—PA Photos/Landov  A sculpture of a mermaid reminiscent of Disney's The Little Mermaid by Banksy. PA Images/Sipa USA  A sculpture of a woman attacked by seagulls by Banksy . Yui Mok—PA Photos/Landov  An armored police riot van built to serve on the streets of Northern Ireland in Water Canon Creek. Yui Mok—PA Photos/Landov  A sculpture that appears to reference the migrant crisis by Banksy. Yui Mok—PA Photos/Landov  A billboard depicting British Prime Minister David Cameron by Peter Kennard and Cat Phillips. PA Images/Sipa USA  A piece by Banksy. Yui Mok—PA Photos/Landov  A sculpture of a hummingbird by Banksy. Yui Mok—PA Photos/Landov  Detail from a miniature by Jimmy Cauty titled The Aftermath Displacement Principle, a model of an entire town frozen just after a huge period of civil unrest. PA Images/Sipa USA  A sculpture of the grim reaper in a bumper car. Yui Mok—PA Photos/Landov  A sculpture of wrecked Cinderella and her pumpkin carriage being photographed by paparazzi by Banksy. Yui Mok—PA Photos/Landov  The exterior of Dismaland Bemusement Park. 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