Five years before the birth of Disneyland, Children s Fairyland opened on the shores of Lake Merritt in Oakland, a 10-acre storybook theme park designed to immerse young children in the world of stories and imagination.
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This is the story of Oakland s Fairyland, the little park with an enduring impact.
Over the years, Fairyland has amused and engaged generations of children and inspired similar storybook parks (including Walt Disney s) around the country.
Five years before the birth of Disneyland, Children s Fairyland opened on the shores of Lake Merritt in Oakland, a 10-acre storybook theme park designed to immerse young children in the world of stories and imagination