Travel Piece

Travel Piece

November 12, 2012
501
Fitzpatrick

                                                Corn Dawgs Corn Maze

With fall underway and days growing colder, parents are finding that their children are spending a lot more time indoors. Pools are closed for the winter, and children are having a harder time finding things to do other than sit inside playing video games. Corn Dawgs is the place for these children and their parents.

Megan Adams, an activities manager stated, “There are so many fun activities that are offered here at Corn Dawgs that I dare a child to come here and not have fun.” With over 35 different activities for children of all ages, there are plenty of things for the family to do at the maze.

Corn Dawgs Corn Maze is nestled alongside a country road and is noticeable only when you are right up on the entrance. The corn maze would be hard to recognize it if it was not for the large tractor made of hay bales and flashing sign directing you through the front gate.

When you first arrive at the entrance gate the corn maze looks pretty bare and it can be hard to tell that there are over 35 different activities on the land. Do not let that fool you, because it’s all business up front and fun times in the back!

Corn stalks stand high as you walk through the entrance and into the back fields. This year’s corn maze is a tribute to the Atlanta Braves baseball player Chipper Jones. From an aerial view of the maze itself, you see Jones as well as his number 10 carved into the seven acre plot of land with over four miles of twists and turns.

“The maze is fun for all during the early to evening hours of the day.” “Families can walk through at their leisure and take as much time as needed,” says Mayson Bythewood an employee of the maze. Bythewood also mentioned that at night, the maze turns haunted and it’s a scary race to the finish.

The cost for a family of four who purchase an all day pass that includes the maze, as well as the activities is $48. Some of the activities that come with the all day pass include hay rides, the mountain slide, and even a small petting zoo.

Corn Dawgs Corn Maze has winter hours with even more fun with an ice rink and the maze’s own version of American Idol called, “Corn Dawg Idol.” With the maze only 45 minutes from downtown Atlanta, this price for a day getaway is not only sure to make the parents of the family happy, but the children should have a blast too!

Corn Dawgs Corn Maze is located at 955 Leone Ave directly between Loganville and Walnut Grove along Highway 81. Customers can get to the maze from anywhere in Atlanta via I-20, Highway 78 or Highway 316. The maze is also found via GPS from the same address.