Thanks for the hint. More feedback!
(I removed the lantern from the maze already, but the point still stands) Although very thematic, wandering around a large maze in the dark is just tedious, there is little to no skill in reaching the end of the maze, it is just a very slow, painful, process of elimination. The simpler maze in the start wasn't that bad because it was short, plus you had a switch that revealed the whole maze for a while.
Another puzzle that can be simplified. Once you find the solution, it's just repeating the process a couple more times to complete it.