Rush for tickets crashes Banksy's Dismaland website

Banksy's Dismaland theme park Credit: en Birchall / PA

The website for graffiti artist Banksy's Dismaland theme park crashed again today as fans rushed to book tickets online.

The £3 tickets for the exhibition, in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, were supposed to be available online from 12pm today.

The website was "unavailable" from midday for a few hours, leading many fans to question whether it was part of the "dismal" experience.

A killer whale jumping out of a toilet piece by Banksy Credit: Yui Mok / PA

Banksy described the park as "a festival of art, amusements and entry-level anarchism", adding: "This is an art show for the 99% who'd rather be at Alton Towers."

A spokeswoman for Dismaland, which has been set up at a derelict seaside lido, insisted the website would be available later.

A few hours later, the website was back up and running.

A woman attacked by seagulls piece by Banksy on display at Dismaland Credit: Yui Mok / PA

Fans trying to buy tickets vented their frustration about the crash on social media.

Dismaland has space for 4,000 visitors - with 2,000 during the day and 2,000 for the evening session.

On Friday, 1,000 North Somerset residents were treated to a special opening of the site.

Doors to the general public opened on Saturday and the website crashed as people scrambled to buy tickets.

Fans queue to buy tickets Credit: Ben Birchall / PA

Thousands queued up at the site from the early hours of the morning to buy a ticket from a booth at the seafront on both Saturday and Sunday.