Peanuts and Halloween have become inextricably linked by way of The Great Pumpkin. Now…
Visitors to corn mazes across the country are finding a familiar and joyous figure in the winding labyrinth of tall stalks. Snoopy.
More than 80 farms in the U.S. and Canada have teamed up with Peanuts Worldwide to create “Peanuts”-themed mazes to celebrate the beloved strip’s 75th birthday this summer and fall.
A massive Snoopy rests on top of his doghouse in a maze at Dull’s Tree Farm in Thorntown, Indiana, and he’s depicted gleefully atop a pumpkin at Downey’s Farm in Caledon, Ontario.
Mark Kennedy at Associated Press tells us that this Halloween season will be celebrated with Peanuts corn mazes.
The mazes — which span 35 states and provinces, from California to New York, Ontario to Texas — are expected to attract more than 2 million visitors. Farmers are signing up for the free service because the mazes are part of the customer lure, in addition to things like hay rides, fresh produce and pumpkin carvings.
Maize.com has an interactive map showing the locations of the farms that have signed up for the event.
There’s one within ten miles of my home!
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Each farm will grow its own unique maze design, with the mazes ranging in size from 1.5 acres to 20 acres. And two of the mazes are created with sunflowers. “75 Years of Peanuts” is a theme in several of the mazes, along with Snoopy atop his famous doghouse; Snoopy frolicking in sunflowers; Snoopy atop a giant pumpkin; Snoopy, Charlie Brown, Linus, and Woodstock in the pumpkin patch—even a “Snoopy 4 Prez” maze!
“After the tremendous success of our first collaboration in 2016, when millions of visitors in communities around the world visited the Peanuts-themed corn mazes, it’s a privilege and a delight to once again collaborate with Peanuts Worldwide in honor of their 75 years,” says founder of The MAiZE Inc., Brett Herbst. “We salute the genius of Charles Schulz and couldn’t be happier to celebrate this milestone by bringing families together to create new and lasting memories.”
