We’re out of my wheelhouse, given that I’ve skipped the houses on my Howl-O-Scream trips. But given that Tampa isn’t even doing a single maze, I somehow doubt that they’d run one in a state with much stronger feelings regarding the theme park industry’s ability to operate safely. As it is, the optics of announcing that Howl-O-Scream is happening would be messy, to the point where they have to be wondering if using the branding risks sending both the wrong message to detractors and a misleading message to guests about what’s in store.
For me, the issue with mazes is less about capacity and more about how you enforce social distancing when there’s no oversight. As it is, the rides and paths lack enforcement of social distancing, but everything is fairly open. If I’m in a maze and get kids refusing to social distance, what do I do? Where do I go? It just seems like a disaster waiting to happen, and I think “confined space,” even outdoors, strikes me as both a real and a perceived risk they would rather avoid.