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Jessica Flores March 4, 2021Updated: March 13, 2021, 1:10 am
The whimsical entrance to Children’s Fairyland park in Oakland. Photo: Laura Morton, Special to The Chronicle
After having to lock the gates in early December, Oakland’s beloved Children’s Fairyland plans to welcome families back at a limited capacity starting March 19.
Attractions that can soon be enjoyed once more include the slides and some play areas and sets, as well as the gardens. Visitors may also greet Fairyland animals again, like Gideon, the park’s miniature donkey, and Pixie, a miniature horse.
Children’s Fairyland, located along Lake Merritt, made modifications to reopen this month as a zoo, said Fairyland Executive Director Kymberly Miller. Under the state’s updated pandemic protocols, amusement and theme parks in counties that fall under the state’s red tier, such as Alameda County, can open at 15% capacity starting April 1.