The US Tour kicks off on Saturday, September 24!

Los Angeles is the site of the first Gandalf World Tour event. Anyone in the area is welcome to join us in Griffith Park. See more details here. More details about the tour: We have been overwhelmed with the positive response to the Gandalf World Tour. Here’s the list of cities in the US and Canada that Fandalf will visit over the next several months: Los Angeles CA Las Vegas NV Mesa AZ Scottsdale AZ Carlsbad NM Lubbock TX Norman OK Oklahoma City OK Dallas TX Austin TX San Antonio TX Houston TX New Orleans LA Tallahassee FL Orlando FL Jacksonville FL Talladega AL Atlanta GA Rock Hill SC Roebuck SC Chapel Hill NC Washington DC Baltimore MD Frederick MD Winston...

Gandalf update from The Road to DragonCon!

Gandalf update from The Road to DragonCon!

Gandalf has made quite a journey so far on TheOneRing.net’s Road to DragonCon! From Los Angeles he has already visited Las Vegas, Bryce Canyon National Park, Salt Lake City and now on his way to Arches National Park. You can check out the new photos from Bryce Canyon in our photo area. (You have to check out the one where Gandalf is pointing to a special animal friend that wasn’t too keen on him being so close). Gandalf will be stopping in Denver Colorado tonight, so stay tuned to TheOneRing.net and specifically the LIVE feed page to learn about where to meet...

Gandalf is on the Road!

TheOneRing.net has just left on a Road Trip to DragonCon 2011, and Gandalf is making the trip! They will be stopping along the way through various National Parks and landmarks, so stay tuned as new pictures are added to Flickr and at TheOneRing.net! Check out the full LIVE coverage of the Road to DragonCon today! [LIVE]

Join the Gandalf World Tour!

Join the Gandalf World Tour!

Visitors to the TORN panel at Comic-Con got a sneak peek at a very exciting adventure, and now it’s time to let everyone know.  TheOneRing.net has teamed up with TheHobbitBlog.com to send Gandalf around the world with our Gandalf World Tour! The Gandalf World Tour is a year-long, global event that kicked off at our Comic-Con 2011 panel and will conclude at Comic-Con 2012.  TheOneRing.net is managing and supporting the event and hopes fans like yourself will choose to participate! The goal of the Gandalf World Tour is to document Gandalf’s travels around the world, with pictures and video of Gandalf at amazing landmarks over the course of the year.  Gandalf’s adventures will be documented right here at GandalfWorldTour.com , on Facebook, Twitter, and...

Gandalf World Tour starts at Comic-Con 2011

TheOneRing.net has been formally presenting discussion about the Lord of the Rings films and The Hobbit for a decade at places like Comic-Con and DragonCon. So it was natural that in San Diego this year at Comic-Con, TORn announced the fan-driven Gandalf World Tour. The idea is to get a pair of statues of Gandalf in the hands of fans across the United States and Europe and one of the biggest popular culture events in the entire world seemed like the perfect place. With a standing-room-only crowd gathered at the very opening of Comic-Con’s programming schedule to hear about The Hobbit, the group also was the first to hear the plan presented and the first to get the details on how to participate. Already dozens of people from the enthusiastic crowds have...

What is the Gandalf World Tour?

Gandalf is touring the world! In a global event that exploded at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2011, two statues of everybody’s favorite wizard will be seeking photo ops in spots suitable for a fantasy icon in the real world. Of course our Gandalf is a beautiful statue made by Sideshow Collectibles and Weta Workshop and fans worldwide will have the chance to pass him along. Participants are asked to keep our Gandalf (we nicknamed him Fandalf) as the primary subject of the photo and to use Peter Jackson’s tricks of photography to keep him in scale with people, place and things. Look for more detailed suggestions soon. Who can participate?  YOU can!  We intend Gandalf to be passed around, photographed and handed off as much as possible at recognizable...