Crystal Maze
| Type | Funhouse |
|---|---|
| Park Section | Center |
| Built | 1899 |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Closed | 1903 |
| Length | 40 ft (12 m) |
| Width | 27 ft (8 m) |
| Number of Stories | 1 |
The Crystal Maze was a mirror fun house that opened at Olentangy Park in 1899 and closed around 1903.
Description
The building was a standalone structure that was 27 x 40 ft. (8 x 12 meters). Sixty 4 x 7 ft. (1.3 x 2.3 m) plate glass mirrors made the building appear much larger than it was. It created several reflections of the visitors that move in all directions. There were false doors, causing other visitors to laugh when someone ran into a pane of glass.[1][2]
Locations
Before being installed at Olentangy Park, a version of the Crystal Maze was at Cleveland's Euclid Beach for three years and was part of a growing fad at the time.[1] According to the 1901 Sanborn Map, the building was an enclosed frame structure just north of the footbridge next to the Shooting Gallery and southeast of the theater.[3]