The mazes – which span 35 states and provinces, from California to New York, Ontario to Texas – are expected to attract millions of visitors
This July 19 image released by Downey's Farm in Caledon, Ont., shows a corn maze honoring the 75th anniversary of the Peanuts comic strip.Visitors to corn mazes across the country are finding a familiar and joyous figure in the winding labyrinth of tall stalks. Snoopy.
“All of these events helps keep my dad’s legacy alive,” says Jill Schulz, an actor and daughter of “Peanuts” creator Charles M. Schulz. Each maze is designed for the size of the farm – from 1.5 acres to 20 acres – and are mostly corn but also sunflowers. They’re custom created by the world’s largest corn maze consulting company, The MAiZE Inc.
He and his team have over the years designed mazes with everything from the faces of presidential candidates, Oprah Winfrey, zombies, John Wayne and Chris LeDoux. This year marks the first time they've committed so fully to Charlie Brown and Co. “Peanuts” made its debut Oct. 2, 1950. The travails of the “little round-headed kid” Charlie Brown and his pals eventually ran in more than 2,600 newspapers, reaching millions of readers in 75 countries.
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