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Recently, the online rumor mill has been working overtime perpetuating the story that Chris Hemsworth will no longer play his Marvel Cinematic Universe role, Thor, after the release of his fourth solo outing, Thor: Love and Thunder on July 8, 2022. Credit: Marvel StudiosRelated: Chris Hemsworth Shows Off Props He Stole From Marvel’s ‘Thor’ Sets The film, directed by Taika Waititi (JoJo Rabbit, Boy, Free Guy), has received praise from critics — who say it has more of an emotional, “rom com” vibe than they were expecting — after early screenings. Love and Thunder will see the returns of numerous fan favorites from prior Thor movies, including Hemsworth, Natalie Portman (Jane Foster/Mighty Thor), and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie). Credit: Marvel StudiosRelated: Marvel Writer Spits in the Face of Fans, Does Not Care if MCU Erases Character’s Heritage The fourth installment in the franchise will also feature appearances by multiple Guardians of the Galaxy cast members, such as Chris Pratt (Peter Quill/Star-Lord), Bradley Cooper (Rocket Raccoon), Vin Diesel (Groot), Karen Gillan (Nebula), Vin Diesel (Groot), Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer), and Pom Klementieff (Mantis). Christian Bale and Russell Crowe will make their MCU debuts as Gorr the God Butcher and Zeus, respectively. Credit: Marvel StudiosRelated: Marvel Confirms Two Fan-Favorite ‘Guardians’ Characters Are Not Returning While the star-studded cast almost feels like a finale, of sorts, Hemsworth has now shut down the rumors that he won’t return as the Asgardian god, insisting that he will return as Thor

If Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight had a bigger budget, it’s very possible that the series could have brought in Chris Evans as Old Captain America. Credit: Marvel StudiosRelated: Chris Evans Will “Easily” Ditch Captain America to Play Forgotten Super Hero Moon Knight is one of Marvel’s newest super hero who deals with dissociative identity disorder meaning that the character has multiple personalities. This led to Steven Grant/Marc Spector/Jake Lockley not knowing what is happening at some points due to another personality taking over. At the end of the series, fans got to see Steven Grant and Marc Spector accept who they are and save the day as Khonshu’s champion. While they believed to be free from the Moon God, Khonshu secretly agreed to have Jake Lockley be their champion leaving room for Moon Knight to get a second season or possibly its own movie. Credit: Marvel StudiosRelated: Marvel May Finally Fulfill Broken Promise After 7 Years While writing the series, Jeremy Slater revealed that the series originally was going to be more connected with the MCU, but it was later decided to keep the series in its own place away from other stories. This allowed the series to focus on Marc’s journey into learning who he really was and not allow fans to get distracted by other characters. One of the original cameos for the series was going to be the Eternals because they would’ve helped defeat Ammit and trap the god to protect humanity. After

Any theme Park should be a place where both Guests and Team Members can enjoy and create memories while feeling safe and protected by Park operatives and personnel. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. We have followed the tragic situation that has been going on at Cedar Point, in Sandusky, Ohio, for over a month, with nearly 30 allegations of sexual assault made by Team Members at the Park’s employee housing and more claims coming to light as investigations continue. The latest update stated that Park officials were in talks with local authorities to develop an action plan regarding this shameful situation. Credit: Cedar PointThese negotiations resulted in an agreement between Cedar Fair, the Park’s parent company, and the city, described as “a new partnership.” Part of this agreement includes disbanding the Cedar Point police department as the city of Sandusky strips this policing power from the Park and takes over these responsibilities. This agreement was announced by the city in a press release Friday morning. The statement said, in part, “The policing authorities of the Cedar Point Police Department will be fully transitioned into the Sandusky Police Department’s operation, and the Cedar Point Police Department will focus solely on security operations at Cedar Point and its local affiliated properties. Conversely, the Sandusky Police Department will assume all policing responsibilities and its affiliated properties.” Credit: Cedar PointAccording to city officials, the city police department will hire additional officers, and Cedar Point will pay the costs,

Kevin Feige just confirmed that Marvel fans will get some new updates on the MCU’s future very soon. Credit: D23Related: MCU Actor Might Leave Marvel Behind to Play James Bond With Phase 4 of the MCU spending a lot of time introducing new super heroes and replacing iconic ones like Chris Evans’s Captain America, fans are tired of waiting for the MCU to move forward. Now, it seems that fans won’t have to wait too much longer to learn about what Marvel is planning. At the virtual press conference for Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Kevin Feige confirmed that Marvel will be returning to San Diego Comic-Con this year after not being there for three years. Credit: Marvel StudiosRelated: Tom Cruise Dumps MCU Star Girlfriend, Hayley Atwell, After Red Carpet Appearance Feige made sure to note that fans who are curious about what Marvel has planned for the future should be prepared to see what Marvel has planned to reveal at SDCC: “Yes, you can. Yeah, we’ll be at Comic-Con next month, which we’re excited about. The first time since we were on stage there [since] three years ago talking about this movie and many others. And now, I think almost everything we discussed three years ago has now been released. So yes, we’re excited to  go and talk about the future.” Credit: Marvel StudiosRelated: Kevin Feige Not Letting Marvel’s Chris Hemsworth Retire After ‘Thor 4’ Feige also took the time to confirm that their

When The Walt Disney Company purchased Lucasfilm, Ltd. from George Lucas in 2012, Star Wars fans didn’t know exactly what to expect. Their beloved franchise — which began in 1977 with the first original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) — was in new hands for the first time in nearly 40 years. Credit: StarWars.comRelated: ‘Star Wars’ Timeline Undergoes Major Changes, New Official Eras Added Now, a decade later, and the Star Wars universe has expanded exponentially with a dozen new Disney+ Original series in the works thanks to the foundation laid by Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni’s The Mandalorian, multiple new movies on the horizon, the (albeit divisive) sequel trilogy — which introduced new characters Rey (Daisy Ridley), Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac), and Finn (John Boyega) alongside icons like Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), and Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) — and, of course, Star Wars: Galaxy Edge. Credit: DisneyRelated: The Galaxy’s Edge Trash Cans Offer a Rare Original Trilogy Tribute What is Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge? The 14-acre Disney Parks expansion can be found at both Disney’s Hollywood Studios Park at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida and Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. When the two Star Wars lands opened — on May 31, 2019, at Disneyland and on August 29, 2019, at Disney World  — Star Wars fans could literally step into a galaxy far, far away for the very first time. The experience? Nothing

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)‘s world premiere just happened with fans raving about how good the movie is. Credit: Marvel StudiosRelated: MCU Director Despises ‘Ragnarok’ Mistake, ‘Thor 4’ Might Be In Trouble Despite being the shortest movie in the past few years for the MCU, Thor 4 managed to have a lot of positive reviews with fans being emotional about the movie. Since the movie has been seen by some people, now fans can know how many post-credits scenes there are. Disney Examiner’s Jordie Poblete confirmed how many post-credit scenes there are by sharing that there are indeed two and one is a mid-credit scene: p.s. one more-credits scene, one post-credits scene p.s. one more-credits scene, one post-credits scene #ThorLoveAndThunder — Jordie Poblete (@jordiepoblete) June 24, 2022  Related: The Secret Truth Behind Damage Control in ‘Ms. Marvel’ On top of this, Variety’s Clayton Davis revealed that fans should expect some “epic” moments in the post-credits scene implying a bold turn for Phase 5 of the MCU: #ThorLoveAndThunder is much more episodic than I would have suspected. Delivers big laughs. Very standard, cookie cutter villain with Christian Bale. I want the buddy cop comedy with Natalie Portman & Tessa Thompson. Matt Damon must go Broadway. Post credits are EPIC! Pure fun. #ThorLoveAndThunder is much more episodic than I would have suspected. Delivers big laughs. Very standard, cookie cutter villain with Christian Bale. I want the buddy cop comedy with Natalie Portman & Tessa Thompson. Matt Damon must go

Recently, the Disney Channel and Disney XD animated TV show Gravity Falls celebrated its 10th anniversary since its original airdate in June 2012. Credit: DisneyLast week, the show’s creator, Alex Hirsch, took to Twitter to celebrate the event with Gravity Falls‘ extremely large, passionate, and loyal fanbase. Releasing a series of tweets that showed sneak peeks of the show’s creation and generally reminiscing, Hirsch began the 10-day retrospective countdown with the following tweet, which garnered almost 202k likes at the time of writing: It’s crazy to believe it’ll be 10 YEARS this month since I first dropped these twins off in Gravity Falls, Oregon. Happy #10YearsOfGravityFalls to every fan who has taken the strange trip with us It’s crazy to believe it’ll be 10 YEARS this month since I first dropped these twins off in Gravity Falls, Oregon. Happy #10YearsOfGravityFalls to every fan who has taken the strange trip with us pic.twitter.com/T95NztCYpV — Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) June 3, 2022 Updating the fans with a moving (literally!) tribute from creator Ian Worrel, who helped develop the look and style of the show’s main setting — ‘Grunkle’ Stan’s tourist trap Mystery Shack, in the woods of Gravity Falls, Oregon — which amassed a casual, almost-305k likes: Somewhere In The Woods…Waiting#10YearsOfGravityFalls Somewhere In The Woods…Waiting#10YearsOfGravityFalls pic.twitter.com/le5Wyuhn1K — Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) June 13, 2022 Hirsch credited Worrel, showing screenshots of their discussions from 2009: This incredible tribute created by Gravity Falls Art Director/actual living wizard Ian Worrel. (iworrel on

One of the most magical experiences Guests can have while visiting Walt Disney World Resort is meeting and interacting with their favorite Disney characters. Meeting Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Donald, Chip and Dale, Winnie the Pooh, Captain Jack Sparrow, Chewbacca, Kylo Ren, and many more can create an emotional and memorable moment for the young and the young at heart. Credit: DisneyRelated: Viral TikTok Sparks Huge Disney Debate, Viewers Left Divided However, Guests must never forget that their favorite character deserves the same respect as anyone in the Park. We recently reported on a viral video in which a Guest forcefully hugs a Stormtrooper after being rejected by Kylo Ren and a first Stormtrooper, before being forced away by the character attendant walking along with the group of Star Wars characters. Credit: ITMRelated: Guest Forced Away After Hugging Disney Character Recently, a former Cast Member uploaded a response to the viral video, and everyone needs to hear his reaction. In a video posted on TikTok by Dapper Manatee (@dappermanatee), he describes the scene in the video before saying, “you might be thinking ‘it’s Disney, why can’t he just hug him? Hugs are good.’ Well, if you’re thinking that, you’re wrong.” This may be a thought on the heads of many, as Disney Parks are known to be the happiest and most magical places on Earth, but Dapper Manatee makes a fair point by saying that Guests shouldn’t just hug Disney characters. Credit: Disney“You know

In just under a month, Disney Parks will open Avengers Campus in Walt Disney Studios Park at Disneyland Paris. Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming Marvel-themed land! Credit: DisneyHistory of Avengers Campus When did Avengers Campus open at Disneyland Resort? After taking over Bugs Land at Disney California Adventure Park, Avengers Campus opened at Disneyland Resort in June 2021 with a massive celebration featuring Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige himself and the cast of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Credit: DisneyWhat date will Avengers Campus open at Disneyland Paris? After years of development, Disneyland Paris will finally welcome Disney Parks’ second Avengers Campus on July 20, 2022. The Marvel land will open during the Resort’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Credit: DisneyAvengers Campus at Disneyland Paris What rides will be at Avengers Campus? Avengers Assemble: Flight Force While Avengers Campus at Disneyland Paris is somewhat similar to the Marvel-themed land in Disneyland Resort, there are multiple noticeable changes, especially in terms of the ride offerings. Where Anaheim’s Disney California Adventure Park repurposed The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror to Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: BREAKOUT! — albeit prior to Avengers Campus debut –, Walt Disney Studios Park has reinvented Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith. Credit: DisneyThe long-standing Disney Park staple, which can also be found in the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Central Florida, has been refreshed with a new superhero look and will