Chris Hemsworth reveals he stuck two Snickers bars in his young daughter’s shoes so she was tall enough to go on a rollercoaster at Disneyland… but the terrifying ride almost ended in disaster
Chris Hemsworth has revealed the moment he placed ‘two Snickers bars’ in his daughter’s shoes so she could ride a rollercoaster.
The 35-year-old actor – who has six-year-old India and five-year-old twins Sasha and Tristan with wife Elsa Pataky – attempted to ‘beat the system’ when his little girl was told she wasn’t tall enough to ride the Tower of Terror ride at Disneyland.
And his chocolate boosting-trick was enough to get the youngster accepted onto the attraction.
That’s a bold move: Chris Hemsworth reveals he stuck two Snickers bar in his young daughter’s shoes so she could be tall enough to go on a rollercoaster at Disneyland… but the terrifying ride almost ended in disaster
On the promotional trail: Chris recalled the story on the Jimmy Kimmel show while doing press for Avengers: Endgame with Robert Downey, Jr., Paul Rudd and Scarlett Johansson
Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the Australia actor recalled: ‘I took my kid, a couple of years ago, it was previously called the Tower of Terror or something and she wasn’t tall enough and she was really upset and I thought, “No forget this come here”.
‘So we grabbed a couple of Snickers bars and slammed them in the back of her shoe so I propped her up, walked up and was like “What about now” and they were like “OK in you come”.’
However, while the Avengers: Endgame actor was originally proud of what he’d done, he quickly realised there was a reason why his little girl wasn’t allowed on the ride.
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He continued: ‘So, we’re sitting in the chair and this thing is, I dunno, hundreds of feet high and whatever.
‘We’re at the top and I’m looking at her and she’s strapped in and the seat it’s massive on her and I’m like “We beat the system honey well done” and it drops and she [flies up] and I grab on to her and she’s screaming the whole way down.
‘So maybe there’s a reason that there’s a height size. So, don’t do that. She’s fine, she’s well. I’m her hero.’
When Chris was shooting the 2017 Marvel Cinematic Universe film ‘Thor: Ragnarok’, one of the blockbuster’s most famous lines was created by a child who was visiting the set.
Doting dad: Chris is seen cooking with his daughter in this sweet Instagram snap
He added: ‘When we were shooting Thor: Ragnarok we had a young kid on set who was unwell at the time and had come to visit.
‘We were shooting this scene with Hulk and Thor in the arena and it was right when I was talking to the Hulk and I was saying “Oh my god it’s you! Where have you been?” and he was on the sideline and he was like, “When you look up at Loki at the crowd, say he’s a friend from work!”‘
‘The kid gave us that line and it became one of the best lines.’
Family: The 35-year-old actor shares six-year-old India and five-year-old twins Sasha and Tristan with wife Elsa Pataky