Feature: Thousands queue to visit "world's most disappointing amusement park"

Don't expected to be greeted by Micky Mouse or Donald Duck at Britain's newest theme park. Dismaland Bemusement Park is the work of legendary, but mysterious, urban artist Banksy.

He's transformed a closed-down seaside outdoor swimming pool at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset into dark theme park.

Dismaland is described as a festival of art, amusements and entry-level anarchism.

On his website Banksy explains: "Are you looking for an alternative to the sugar-coated tedium of the average family day out? Or just somewhere a lot cheaper? Then this is the place for you. Bring the whole family to come and enjoy the latest addition to our chronic leisure surplus..."

Banksy even describes it as the "world's most disappointing amusement park."

So much interested has been generated by the attraction thousands of people have been queuing for more than four hours Saturday to gain entrance to Dismaland, which after just five weeks will be dismantled. Some had queued from Friday night to be sure of gaining entry, paying just 4.7 U.S. dollars for a ticket.

A website about Banksy' latest work crashed after being visited more than 6 million times.

The surprise theme park has even been welcomed by the local council who are already predicting it will generate a multi-million dollar economic windfall for the resort.

North Somerset Council leader Mike Jackson said he was confident people will flock to the show, even though getting tickets has proved difficult so far.

"Virtually everyone you've spoken to here in the town is really excited about this. The queue is already building nicely here, we've estimated the economic benefit (for Weston) is at least 6 million pounds (9.42 million U.S.dollars), there's a real buzz about the town," said Jackson in an interview with a local radio station.

Dismaland features work by more than 50 artists, including Damien Hirst and Banksy who was born in nearby Bristol.

The artist, famed for creating unannounced works on public buildings, says he chose the venue after walking past the old lido some months ago. The lido, as the swimming pool was known, closed in 2000.

Visitors won't be viewing fairytale castles, comic characters and funfair rides. Instead they will be viewing a dilapidated castle, a distorted mermaid, and a boating pool where the boats are filled with models of migrants. But that hasn't stopped a frenzy for people desperate for the day out with a difference.

Banksy is an elusive British graffiti and painter who never uses his name or identifies himself, except by his pseudonym. His work is sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars when it comes up at auctions, usually sold by people who own buildings where Banksy has left his mark. Endit