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Old 08-26-2015, 05:36 PM   #1
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Unhappy Dismaland: The most depressing place on earth


Wtf is this place!?? and why do i feel so compelled to visit it? hahaha interesting concept.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyJeuQ16Imc
I wish i lived in the UK , i would totally go ! *emo face*
 
Old 08-26-2015, 08:25 PM   #2
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Haven't been there, but I did go to Disney World and stayed on the property some years ago. I found it an eerie experience, like living in virtual fantasy playground disconnected from any reality. By the time the stay was over, I was glad to get out of there.

Here's another link to an article with pictures and an accompanying story about Banksy's Dismaland: http://www.economist.com/blogs/prosp...ablishment-art

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Old 08-27-2015, 02:24 AM   #3
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yes, i like it already.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Dismaland5.jpg
 
Old 08-27-2015, 07:18 AM   #4
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Nah, I do in fact like losing my lunch on coasters and stuff. I just don't like the up/down/up/down tower like rides.
 
Old 08-27-2015, 08:19 PM   #5
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My ex loved her some roller coasters. I'm move a Ferris wheel guy.

My favorite amusement park is Hershey Park in Hershey, Pa., but I haven't been there in years.
 
Old 08-30-2015, 08:05 AM   #6
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I'd like to go to Dismaland but it's a heck of a long way to travel for me (for those outside the UK don't be fooled by the fact everywhere looks tiny -- it takes a surprisingly long time to travel around in the UK).
 
Old 08-30-2015, 08:16 AM   #7
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personal note...dismaland seems to be everywhere lately...brussels to name one...and that is the capital or europe?
Sorry, I'm in a dismaland mood all of a sudden...lemme buy everyone a glass of gloom...LOL
Thor
Edit - actually, dismaland is a wake up call...we see the disNEYland side, a lot of prople see the disMAland side...and, instead of us getting them to our side...war and trouble gets us all to their side...Wake up...just..wake up

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Old 08-30-2015, 09:46 AM   #8
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and that is the capital or europe?
Well... no. Europe is a continent.
 
Old 08-30-2015, 11:34 AM   #9
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Well... no. Europe is a continent.
Finally, someone that sees the ridicule of calling a city the capital of a continent. As if brussels if the center of the empire....star wars style.
Thanks for that input
 
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Dismalland in stages, Mon.
 
Old 09-06-2015, 03:26 PM   #11
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been there, done that.
 
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