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WEBVTT >> LET'S DO IT.ABBY: FORrt MANY, IT'S A FAMILYAFFAIR, OR COMPETITION.>> TO BEAT THE BOYS.ABBY: THE GREAT VERMONT CORNMAZE IS OPEN FOR IrtTS 19TH YEAROF GETTING PEOPLE LOST.MEETrt MIKE, THE MAN BEHIND THEINSANITY.IF YOU'RE NOT PAYINGATTENTION, YOU ARE WALKING INTHE CORNFIELD.ABrtBY: AFTER SOME MAZING 101, HESENDS THEM ON THE WAY.>> I THINK WE MIGHT GET IT.ABBY: DON'T WORRYrt, THESELF-PROCLAIMED BRIDGE GUY ISTHERE A FEW NEED A CLUE.AND YES, YOU MAY NEED SOME.rt>> HOW BIG OF A CLUE?>> BIG.ABBY: AT 24 ArtCRES, IT'S THELARGEST CORN MAZE IN NEWENGLAND.>> IT'S FUN TO GET LOST.ABBY: THE MAZE IS MADE UP OFTHREE MILES OF DIRT TRAILS ANDMArtDE UP OF 10 FOOT TALL WALLS OFCORN.IT TAKES THE AVERAGE PERSONABOUT TO ON A HALF HOURS TOCOMPLETE.MIKErt SAYS IF YOU KNOW YOUR WAY,YOU CAN GET OUT IN ABOUT 20MINUTES.>> TAKE THAT PERSONALITY WHO CANLAUGH AT THEMSELVES, I AM BACKAT THE BEGrtINNING FOR THE FOURTHTIME.ABBY THAT'S WHAT YOU HAVE TOGET STARTED IN THE AFTERNOON,BECAUSE YOU MIGHT BE IN THEREARE A WHILE.IT'S ALL GOOD FUN, WHETHER YOUrtHAVE A PLAN OR YOU ARE JUSTPLAYING IT BY YEAR.>> ARE GOING TO LET THE KIDSCHOOSE AND HELP FOR THE BEST.ABBY: IF THE BIG MAYS IS TOOrtINTIMIDATING, THEY ALSO HAVE ASCENIC MAZE,rt AND THERE AREEMERGENCY EXITS.WHATEVER PATH YOU CHOOSE, MIKESAYS TIME IS RUNNING OUT.>>rt THE COURT IS THICK AND TALLAND GREEN.ABBY: HE SAYS THE DESIGN CHANGESEVERY YEAR SO YOU NEVER KNOWWHAT YOU'RE GETTING INTO.rt>> THERE'S NO CHEATING AT THEVERMONT CORN MAZE.ABBY: THE BEST CHANCE IS WORKINGTOGETHER.>>rt LAST YEAR, A FAMILY FROMSWITZERLAND HOOKED UP WITH AFAMILY FROM TENNESSEE ANDFIGURED IT OUT.ABBY:rt EVERY TWIST AND TURNHOPEFULLY MOVING IN TOWARD THEFINISH, THE FEELING OFACCOMPLISHMENT AND THE SOUND OFSUCCESS.rt[BELLRINGING]ABBY: A TRULY AMAZINGEXPERIENCE.

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After months of waiting, one of Vermont's most popular fall destinations is officially open for business. The Great Vermont Corn Maze, opened annually in Danville, Vermont, has become a staple for many families in the area after its grand opening more than 20 years ago. >>> Download the FREE MyNBC5 appThe 24-acre field opened to visitors on Thursday, a week earlier than scheduled, and maze owner Mike Boudreau said everyone involved is thankful for a timely start. "We are just lucky," Boudreau said. "We have seen cornfields only 15 minutes away that are only half as tall as the maze this year."The stunted plant growth Boudreau referred to is the result of an especially wet spring that swept through New England this year, the second-wettest in the area's recorded history. Many fields were inundated with standing water during planting season, leading to either smaller plants or none at all. "Mazing is an outdoor adventure like skiing," Boudreau said. "If people do not see snow outside their house, they don't go skiing. When people see short corn in the fields along the road, they assume our maze must be the same."In the past, the maze has featured eye-catching designs like aliens, bears and dinosaurs carved into its pathways. This year two pigs floating with balloons can be seen by those lucky enough to get a bird's-eye view of the maze. Staff says the new design will not make a notable difference in the time it takes to complete the maze, which is about three hours if you choose to utilize "clues" from nearby staff members. Boudreau recommends arriving before 1 p.m. if you plan to take on the task of completing New England's largest maze. More information on the maze can be found on the Great Vermont Corn Maze website.