This California theme park inspired Disneyland, Bob Baker Marionettes — and tickets are $19

Oakland's Children's Fairyland, which turned 75, is an argument that storytelling, combined with old-fashioned play, has a ...
Vallejo Times Herald

Oakland’s cherished amusement park, Children’s Fairyland, turns 75. Can it go 75 years more?

OAKLAND — It is typical to see kids running around at Children’s Fairyland, the longstanding attraction at the city’s Lake Merritt, on a weekday afternoon. But instead, on Friday, a dedicated staff of ...