Disneyland pranked overnight by graffiti artist Banksy; ride shut down
{{date|September 12, 2006}}

Internationally acclaimed graffiti kingpin and art-saboteur, [[w:Banksy|Banksy]], successfully infiltrated the [[w:Disneyland|Disneyland]] themepark in [[w:Anaheim, California|Anaheim]], [[California]].

It is alleged that the graffiti bandit extraordinaire clandestinely entered the park over-night, then proceeded to install a piece depicting a prisoner in [[w:Guantanamo Bay|Guantanamo Bay]] at the themepark.  Banksy installed a sculpture, a life-size doll dressed in an prison inmate's orange jumpsuit and bound and shackled, behind the bars of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride.

Disneyland closed down the ride and removed the sculpture amid fears over public safety.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5335400.stm
|title=Artist Banksy targets Disneyland
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=September 11, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.woostercollective.com/
|title=The Story Disneyland Doesn't Want You To Know
|author=Mark
|pub=Wooster Collective
|date=September 8, 2006}}

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Internationally acclaimed graffiti kingpin and art-saboteur, Banksy, successfully infiltrated the Disneyland themepark in Anaheim, California.

It is alleged that the graffiti bandit extraordinaire clandestinely entered the park over-night, then proceeded to install a piece depicting a prisoner in Guantanamo Bay at the themepark.  Banksy installed a sculpture, a life-size doll dressed in an prison inmate's orange jumpsuit and bound and shackled, behind the bars of the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad ride.

Disneyland closed down the ride and removed the sculpture amid fears over public safety.
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