Woodland's local maze is owned by Chad Williams, who has partnered with the Heidrick Ag History Museum in Woodland in order to combine more agricultural education to visitors. According to Evelyn Cook, the Executive Director of the Heidrick Ag History Museum, the museum and cornfield maze intend to provide both an informative and tactile approach to learning about the agriculture in the region. Local schools have been invited to participate in a joint tour of the museum and walk through the maze in order to take part in the agriculture education. According to a release from The Maize, thousands of elementary students visited The Maize at its various locations around the country last year, and this year the company is even more focused on teaching the importance of agriculture in daily life through firsthand experience. In addition to the maze itself, a pumpkin patch will also be located adjacent to the field, so visitors can pick up pumpkins and enjoy the maze in the same trip.
Hay rides are also in the works as a weekend attraction, a new feature from past years mazes.
According to Cook the rides will likely tour the perimeter of the 20 acre maze site. The Maize in Woodland opens Friday and will close Nov. 1.