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| Contact: | Hugh McPherson, Maze Master 717.382.4878 x102 | hughmc@cornmaze.com | |
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Newest Entertainment Feature Overlooks 4-Maze Complex
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| New Park, PA – (August 1, 2001) -
When Maze Master Hugh McPherson started bulldozing dirt from an old orchard
into a perfectly cone-shaped mound near the highway, passers-by grew
curious. By the time the pile reached a height of 45 feet, the neighbors
guessed ski slope. In fact, McPherson created Maze Mountain, a new
and exciting, signature entertainment feature for Maize Quest 2001,
celebrating its fifth year at Maple Lawn Farms in New Park. “At Maize Quest, we have four unique mazes to challenge visitors, including the intricate “Deep Sea Adventure” created by 30-year veteran designer Dave Phillips,” said McPherson. “But even the best corn maze is only the beginning of your adventure here. Customer service experts say to move mountains for your guests. So we decided to do it!” Maze Mountain rises majestically from the lowly cornfield near Maize Quest Command Center. The observation platform at the peak’s top affords a complete surround-view of southern York County countryside. At it base lie five mazes: “Deep Sea Adventure,” the Ever-Changing Fence Maze, The Giant Straw Bale Maze, The Bamboozle, a maze of living bamboo plants, and the all-new Rope Maze, a design patterned after a British sailing ship made of 1500 feet of 2-inch nautical rope. New Attraction Offers More Than a View Visitors hike up the rear slope of Maze Mountain not only
to catch the view. Down the steep mountain’s face runs a giant 60-foot
tube slide that promises to deliver a speedy ride for thrill-seekers of
all ages to a pit of soft sand at the bottom. Another option is to walk down
the trail. |
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Maze Mountain: Just the Facts |
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| Mountain measures: | 45 feet high, 60 feet in diameter | ||
| Volume: |
40,000 cubic feet of solid
Pennsylvania farmland |
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| Comparison: |
Spread at a depth of 1 inch, the
dirt in Maze Mountain would cover 10 football fields |
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| Tube slide: |
60 feet long, the tube is 3
feet in diameter. |
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| Observation
deck: |
8’ x 8’, affords a view of
surrounding countryside for more than 10 miles |
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| Cost: |
Admission is included in
the ticket to Maize Quest |
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| Information: |
Call 717.382.4878, x 4 for
information and for reservations and discounts to groups or 20 or more. |
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Maize Quest at Maple Lawn Farms is a 10-acre cornfield maze adventure. Themed “Deep Sea Adventure” it includes the shapes of a giant octopus, a boat and a variety of sea creatures carved in over 300,000 living cornstalks. Maple Lawn Farms is located 13 miles east of Interstate 83, PA Exit 1. Take Route 851 East for 10 miles through Stewartstown to New Park. Turn left on New Park Rd. Follow the signs 4 miles to Maize Quest on the right. For more information, call the Maize Quest hotline at 717.382.4878, x4. Visit www.cornmaze.com. |
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