As we all know, when Walt was thinking up ideas for Disneyland, he visited Chrildrens Fairy Land in Oakland CA, for some ideas. Here's some pictures from Fairyland from the early 1950's. See if you can see where Walt got some of his ideas from.
Some facts about Fairyland:
Children's Fairyland is a 10 acre park at Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland, CA
The Golden Key.

The barn of the little red hen

The 3 little pigs

The Jolly Trolley

Rub a dub dub

Robinson Crusoe

The Happy Dragon

The Walrus and the Carpenter

The Sugar Plum Tree

The Cuckoo Clock

Chapel of Peace

Woman Who Lived In A Shoe

Willie, The Blue Whale

Mary Had A Little Lamb

Goosey Goosey Gander

The Merry Miller

The Merry Miller II

Noah's Ark

Hickory Dickory Dock

Peter Rabbit

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Refreshment Stand

Wonder go Round

Rub A Dub Dub (Black and White)

Information from here was found at http://www.alamedainfo.com/Childrens...nd_Oakland.htm
Some facts about Fairyland:
Children's Fairyland is a 10 acre park at Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland, CA
- It was designed by William Russell Everett.
- It was financed by the Lake Merritt Breakfast Club as well as some other community organizations.
- Day-to-day operations were turned over to the City of Oakland in 1994.
- Oakland Children's Fairyland, Inc., a non-profit corporation, now operates the parks.
The Golden Key.

The barn of the little red hen

The 3 little pigs

The Jolly Trolley

Rub a dub dub

Robinson Crusoe

The Happy Dragon

The Walrus and the Carpenter

The Sugar Plum Tree

The Cuckoo Clock

Chapel of Peace

Woman Who Lived In A Shoe

Willie, The Blue Whale

Mary Had A Little Lamb

Goosey Goosey Gander

The Merry Miller

The Merry Miller II

Noah's Ark

Hickory Dickory Dock

Peter Rabbit

Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Refreshment Stand

Wonder go Round

Rub A Dub Dub (Black and White)

Information from here was found at http://www.alamedainfo.com/Childrens...nd_Oakland.htm
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