Joshua Kosman April 5, 2021Updated: April 5, 2021, 7:26 pm The whimsical entrance to Children’s Fairyland in Oakland. Photo: Laura Morton, Special to The Chronicle Children’s Fairyland, the beloved amusement park along Oakland’s Lake Merritt, plans to open its rides to patrons on Wednesday, April 7, with a return to live puppet shows and theatrical performances expected later this month. The East Bay attraction had already opened its gates for the weekends to a reduced number of visitors (1,000 per day) starting March 19, after more than three months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but activities were limited to slides and animal visits.