With 9 acres of corn planted and their new mind-boggling design now created, the Rausch family is bringing the “MAiZE craze” back to Ohio. The Rausch family, in partnership with maze designer Brett Herbst – the world’s leading designer of more than 1500 corn mazes — hopes to give even more people a chance to experience this unique source of good farm fun in its newly designed labyrinth at The MAiZE at Little Darby Creek. This year’s corn maze is the “Giant Leap” corn maze, celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the first moonwalk.  Though the correct pathways can be walked in under 30 minutes, most directionally challenged visitors will require about one hour to travel through more than two miles of twists and turns and 85 decision points.

Hours are Fridays 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., Saturdays noon to 10 p.m. and Sundays noon to 6 p.m. The Field of Fright haunted attraction is open Fridays and Saturdays at dark, Oct. 4 – Oct. 26. Field trip hours, during weekdays, are available by reservation.

The MAiZE will also have additional activities and special events including a pumpkin patch, hayrides, Barnyard Bouncer, corn cannons, cow barrel train, Ball Zone, Laser Tag, Dodgeball, farm animals, pedal carts, tube slide, PVC roller slide, rubber duck races, Spiderweb, Kiddie Maze, Pumpkin Blaster, Paintball Pandemonium and campfires. New for 2019 is the Ludicrous Low Ropes Course.

The MAiZE is located off SR 161, about 10 miles south of Marysville and 8 miles west of Plain City. The admission price is $10.  Discounts are offered for families, groups and field trips. For more information or to make reservations, call 937-349-4781 or visit the website. Teachers can access curriculum materials and field trip information online.