Maze and Labyrinth News - July 2025

I am back again with all the things I found during the month that didn’t quite fit into it’s own blog post, but that I found interesting about mazes and labyrinths. Before we get to this months news, here is the June version if you missed it:

Maze and Labyrinth News - June 2025

  • A Canadian man made an Augmented Reality Maze

His name is Marc Toews and the maze is shown on your phone and can be solved in any open space ! Very cool idea. You can see an interview with Marc on CBC.

  • Maze solving on the International Space Station

So, I found out that on the ISS they did a study on plasmodial slime mold. It was a maze solving test, which it seems the mold is very good at. Reminds me of my posts on a liquid and AI solving mazes:

So a Liquid Can Solve a Maze How Exactly ?

AI is Really Great at Solving the Marble Maze

  • A Sunflower Maze in Canada

I came across this Sunflower Maze while surfing the web. Located in Alberta, Canada on the Eagle Creek Farm, I love seeing mazes made of unique things (and especially colorful flowers). It is called the Bowden SunMaze. It just so happens the property also features a corn maze and willow tree maze !

  • A Squid Games Maze at an Anime Expo in LA

I found this quick video from KTLA of a Squid Games Maze. Looks cool.

  • A Mirror Maze at Rockefeller Center in NYC

This art installation has been called a mirror maze in the news, but it seems to lack the features of a maze to me. Either way it seems like a cool art installation called Reflection Point by Brooklyn based artists Wade Jeffree and Leta Sobierajski. Bonus points for being free and open to the public ! Here is a YouTube Short showing the maze up close.

Maze Comic Book Cover #81 - Crown Jewels

Issue #81 in my comic book cover series is called Crown Jewels and features the maze of a king. The background was made using starryai. I wanted to make this an old king who was ruthless to keep his wealth. The kind of guy who offs siblings, kids and anyone else who gets in his way.

My comic book cover mazes can be found in 2 places:

Comic Book Cover Mazes - Year 1 (Issues #1-53)

Comic Book Cover Mazes - Year 2

King Maze Comic Book

To receive a book of my first year of comic book book mazes (Volume 1 with mazes #1-53) you can sign up for my book alerts - any time I launch a free maze book, or paid book (on Amazon), I will send you a note about the new book launch.

Maze of the Week #185 - Grande Anse du Diamant Maze

This maze was originally commissioned for an adult activity book. I made it for a client in the way they preferred. Today I get a chance to update the maze and try and improve the product. The original maze is not available for download, but the updated maze is ! While I have never been to Martinique, this project peaked my interest. I was able to practice my landscape mazes and experiment with styling while making a maze based off of a picture. I present Maze of the Week #185 - Grande Anse du Diamant Maze.

Here are the enhancements I made to improve the maze:

1. Changed the font type. I actually think the original font works well with the island scene, but I decided to change to my preferred font.

2. Changed Font colors. The start and goal will blend into the background when I color the maze, so I changed them to white from black. The title stays black but I outlined it in white to make it easier to read.

3. Added color throughout. The hills all got textured and colored, while the remaining elements just got flat color. I spent most of my time coloring the individual buildings.

4. Wall color change. I wanted to make the water look more interesting so I changed the walls there from black to grey (they are menat to look like waves).

5. Horizon change. I blurred the water horizon to look more natural where the water meets the sky adding a blue layer to it.

I left the 9x7 size and the frame, making the maze feel like a photo/picture.

So that concludes the remake. I think they both work. The color version maze download is available on the home page.

Original Maze: File Size: 547 KB

New Maze: File Size: 1740 KB

The 7 Maze and Labyrinth Movies That Kids Will Love

Maze and Labyrinth movies are probably more popular than you realize. I have reviewed over 120 different movies on the site, and the Top 12 Maze Movies list includes some all-time classics. Some movies have a quick maze or labyrinth scene, while others are based completely on the maze theme. For a sortable spreadsheet of all maze movies I have reviewed use this link to the google sheet. A common theme is a horror movie where a character gets lost in a corn maze or a funhouse mirror maze. But none of those themes or situations are appropriate for kids. Today I want to share with you some maze movies that kids will love.

The 7 Maze and Labyrinth Movies That Kids Will Love

7. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1951) IMDB Rated : G Time: 71 minutes

Alice in Wonderland (1951) movie poster

Our first movie is the classic Disney animated version of Alice in Wonderland from 1951 (I count 14 different versions of this movie that have been made!). Rated G and comes in at a quick 71 minutes, the shortest movie on the list. Towards the end of the movie we get a scene where Alice is led into a maze by the Cheshire cat.

6. THE GAMES MAKER (2014) IMDB Rated: TV - PG Time: 111 minutes

The Games Maker movie poster

This is the longest movie on the list and the movie most appropriate for older kids. Not quite PG-13 but the material would be appreciated more. Essentially this story revolves around the making of board games and a family adventure that takes our young lead actor on a quest ! We get a hedge maze and a board game involving labyrinths. If you like teen adventure movies, this one might interest you !

5. ANINA (2013) IMDB Rated: NR Time: 78 minutes

Anina movie poster

This movie is about a 10 year old girl, Anina, and a problem she deals with at school. She receives an interesting punishment and the story revolves around how she deals with it. It has a great message and includes multiple mazes in the story. This was the submission of Uruguay for the 2014 Oscars best foreign language film category. It deserves more love. The animation style is beautiful.

4. MUPPETS FROM SPACE (1999) IMDB Rated G Time: 87 minutes

Muppets From Space movie poster

While this isn’t much of a maze movie, there is a maze scene featuring Rizzo the Rat. Now during a key scene Rizzo gets captured by the bad guys and gets put into a cage with lab rats. I should have said “spoiler” before that. Anyway the lab rats are put into a rat maze during the next scene., and that’s why this movie is a maze movie. Overall we have a typical Muppets movie that is led by Gonzo. It’s rated G and comes in at a short 87 minutes.

3. FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON (2000) IMDB Rated TV - PG Time: 91 minutes

Flowers for Algernon movie poster

Any movie that starts with a mouse running through a maze is going to get a good review from me. The movie is of the made for TV variety and is based on the best-selling, award winning 1966 novel of the same name written by Daniel Keyes. The story revolves around an intellectually disabled man who undergoes a surgery to try to make him a genius. There is an opportunity for some parenting with this movie by discussing how people treat our main character during the film.

2.HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010) IMDB Rated PG Time: 98 minutes

How to Train Your Dragon movie poster

The original How to Train Your Dragon movie contains a maze scene during…..you guessed it…..the training of dragons. This movie started a successful franchise and is a movie that can enjoyed by both children and adults.

Movies that didn’t make the cut. All have maze scenes, and are PG-13 if you have older children who can sit through longer movies.

  • Hubie Halloween ; PG-13, 103 minutes

  • The Maze Runner ; PG-13, 113 minutes

  • The Maze Runner: The Death Cure ; PG-13, 143 minutes

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ; PG-13, 157 minutes

    If you would like to see all maze movies in a sortable Google sheet, I have made one (with 11 different columns) to help people find movies to watch !

  1. LABYRINTH (1986) (IMDB) Rated PG Time: 101 minutes

Labyrinth (1986) movie poster

Another movie featuring the talents of Jim Henson but with the additions of David Bowie and Lucasfilm. A teenage girl is angrily babysitting her younger baby brother and she wishes he would be taken away. The Goblin King grants the wish and takes the brother in a classic case of be careful what you wish for. Her only way to get him back is to solve a Labyrinth in 13 hours or her brother will permanently become a goblin in this weird fantasy world. Some children may find this scary…so use your best judgement ! I love the cast of characters from Jim Henson which later became a series of comic books !