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...Did you actually read my entire post? XD

I can't guarantee that I'll still be a fan of the movies when I'm an adult, but I know that I'll always appreciate them and remember them and the characters for what they are. It's because I can relate to them so well that I'll always like the movie; this is something I can't say for very many other movies I've seen.

balto will always be a part of me my life and my future, the way i plan to live in nome and race sled dogs with a team named after Balto jenna Alue Dingo Dusty and Kodi. I think ill stick to my 9 year obbsession i love balto hes my hero by then again this is the reasoning of a twelve year old.

Nother technical adult. But another 4 or 14 years... yea I'm just gonna put it this way.

My dad loved cartoons as a kid. Some he was able to buy on tape and share with my sister and I growing up. My mother too. I don't see why I'd be any different. Especially with my love for animation more vast than theirs. So, yes. I think I'll still be a fan. Maybe not as big a fan (as my dad claims), but one never the less. If I haven't by now, I don't see how that'll change at this point.

of course why not? he's a hero after all. so were the other members of the team.

Yo, you guys. I'm an adult too! I was a fan since 1995, ever since I first saw the trailers for the film on TV. Although I never saw the film in theaters, I did watch the heck out of that VHS [that I treasure, if only for the cover artwork... Hnnnng, beautiful!] and drew my favorite characters so much even in school.

Of course, my fandom with Balto has also taken a back seat many times throughout the past... wow, 12 years...[wait, wat?], though I'm glad it returned in almost full force when the first sequel, "Wolf Quest" was announced and as the speculations with "Wings of Change" came around. Real life has come into play, and I've had people tell me that I should get out of being a Balto fan, if only because I drew it and wrote stories about them so much... Instead, I've only taken breaks and let my interest fade when drama happens on BS [...you know what I'm talking about] before getting myself to rewatch the series with new eyes; sometimes a break is all you need to notice things you've never caught before!

I know I will always be a fan of Balto, if only because it's an animated movie and I love them all so much. Maybe in a few years it won't be the main focus of my fandom, but I'll always draw characters, write fanfics and maybe even make a funny movie or two! If I ever have kids, I'll definitely take them to see the Balto statue in NYC and get them into the fandom!

- Juuchan17

You're really going to have a shed team in Alaska named after all the characters? Wow, you surely will stay a fan if so...

That sounds like a bit much to go to over a kids' movie....

And by the way, her name is ALEU.

I am not sure if I would still be a fan of Balto in the future, but hopefully I would still be.

Apart from the annoying (and terribly common) misspelling of Aleu's name (AGAIN), I don't see her hopes for the future as that out of sorts. Sometimes movies or cartoons do inspire people to new directions in their lives. That is not always a bad thing.




As for me, I started this journey as an adult, and was drawn into the real history (which I devote much more loyalty and attention to than the cartoons) because of the first Balto movie. Would it have been different were I a kid or teenager, and was considering the future? As a teenager, I don't know what I would have said quite frankly as, like most people, I have changed in my personality, outlook and life experiences since those years...to some extent at least.

But if it helps to put things in perspective, I first watched the animated movie The Secret of NIMH in 1981, when I was a young teenager barely out of my preteen years--when it first came out. That movie still means a heck of a lot to me, as does the original book (which I read first as a child). They still carry a great deal of value and impact to me. The Balto movie, in spite of its many historical flaws and absolute fictions (and there are MANY), still was quite enjoyable to me, and even made something of an emotional impact. So I think it likely that, were I a teenager when I first saw the movie, I would still be a fan as an adult.

Would you tell your kids or anyone younger than you about him?

I started off being a fan as a kid, and now that I'm 28 years old with 2 kids of my own, I've sort of fallen out of the whole balto fandom thing (I do still like the movie) And always will but I don't deticate as much of my life to it anymore.

I"ve sold off a good portion of my Once fairly big collection, and now I only have a few things (Plushies mostly). I don't watch it near as much as I once did either. I've sadly moved on to different things.
Don't get me wrong its not because I'm an adult either, I've not been as into balto for the past few years. Its a recent happening is what I'm saying.

Now Skylanders is my thing. But theres nothing wrong with being an adult and enjoying kids things. My husband and I still watch cartoons, I think our children enjoy that though lol.

I can't predict the future but i think that YES, Balto will still being my inspiration along with Aleu

I wanna go to Nome or NY to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the serum run

And I really wish my kids also take him as their hero because children now love
too scrawny heroes (footballers, wrestlers, etc)

I highly doubt I'll be a fan in A year. I was never really a fan, to start off, so in the future I'll probably be less of a fan. Would I tell anyone about the movie? If they asked. I'm not just gonna start rambling about this movie/the real story.

Is Balto my hero? Ha..... Nope. Not even close. I try to look for someone that isn't a dog to be my "hero".