May 10, 2021
Disney
So much potential for toys!
Disney’s chairman of the parks Josh D’Amaro teased that the company was working on a ‘real’ lightsaber during their recent A Special Look Inside Disney Park virtual conference.
Yesterday (May 4) was Star Wars Day, so of course Disney took the opportunity to reveal first-look footage of the retractable lightsaber in all of its jaw-dropping glory.
Watch the video below:
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This video is technically an ad for Disney’s upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser hotel, designed to be a two-night interactive experience for fans of the franchise.
Ever since Star Wars premiered in 1977, kids and adults alike wanted to get their hands on a lightsaber. The elegant weapon for a more civilized age is
Disney to unveil real-life Star Wars lightsaber
It s a childhood dream come true.
Disney has somehow managed to create a realistic lightsaber that can extend and retract at the press of a button.
But don t get too excited - there s a chance it may never hit shelves.
They ve been tight-lipped, but in an investor call a few months back Disney let loose their plans to create the dream.Â
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Disney have created a retractable lightsaber to be unveiled next year.(Disney)
Since then blueprints have been unveiled, and some have even gone to great lengths to create 3D renders of how it would work.Â
Disney finally made a retractable lightsaber that looks legit
It s about time. Napier Lopez is a writer based in New York City. He s interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in
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Even for the most casual Star War fans like myself, the dream of one day owning a lightsaber that actually, you know,Â
looks like a lightsaber is extremely alluring.
Disney s real lightsaber isn t quite as cool as it looks
2021-05-04 23:55:18 UTC
You ve got to hand it to Disney. Despite a relative dearth of Star Wars content launched on May 4, which apparently we re still not tired of calling Star Wars Day, the company still managed to dominate the nerd news cycle with a single 13-second video.Â
The video in question is Disney Parks tease of the Star Wars hotel opening in Disney World in 2022, the Galactic Starcruiser. We ve written extensively about the Starcruiser experience, which over three nights will immerse you in a story about a ship being boarded by First Order troops and saved by the Resistance. Estimated cost: $1,400 per person.Â