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Dreamland has axed its screening of England's hotly anticipated Euros quarter-final - following chaotic scenes during Tuesday's game.
Tomorrow's event has been cancelled over safety concerns, after jubilant fans flipped over tables, set off flares and stormed the stage during England's victory over Germany.
One security guard was seen fighting back tears as she watched on helpless as fans ran riot in the wake of England's 2-0 win, while another was seen stepping in between two topless men as tensions boiled over.
Dreamland has since revealed a raft of "stringent" measures to help prevent a repeat of the incident at future Euros screenings. It also hiked ticket prices by up to 50% in the wake of Tuesday's chaos.
But the theme park has this evening announced tomorrow's screening of England's quarter-finals clash with Ukraine is cancelled.
In an email to ticketholders, a spokesman said: "It is with huge disappointment that we are announcing the cancellation of the showing of England vs Ukraine at Dreamland Summer Social on Saturday.
"The England vs Germany game on Tuesday saw a number of individuals decide to ignore the rules and restrictions that we had put in place for the benefit of everyone's safety, and that is not something we could have happen again.
"The team has worked hard this week, including seeking advice from police and licensing, and were hoping that steps could be taken to ensure that a safe event could be run.
"However, we do not feel that we have had the time to conclude this work and cannot therefore have confidence that the attendees would behave as they were asked to.
"We will be working hard on getting everything in place in time for the semi-finals and will communicate our plans ahead of that."
They added that all customers who had already purchased tickets for tomorrow's match will be refunded in full.
Speaking earlier today, Michael Clapham, promoter of the Dreamland Summer Social, detailed some of the measures that will be in place at future Dreamland Euros screenings.
Bag searches will be carried out, while "trouble causers" will be barred from entering, and all guests will be asked to provide ID so they can be easily identified should issues arise.
"We have identified some of the trouble causers," said Mr Clapham. "We will be refusing certain people entry.
"We've got them on camera, we've got pictures of them. They're welcome to get a refund - we just ask them to go and enjoy the game somewhere else.
"When you come in you will be searched quite thoroughly. Your bag will be searched. We don't want any flares or anything else getting in.
"And we are identifying each member of each table - you have to show us your ID.
Fans after the whistle blew at full-time on Tuesday
"The lead booker of every table - the person who's booked - will be asked to show ID and any trouble, they'll be easily identified."
A number of places in Kent are showing European Championship games on big screens, to find out more click here.
