STAR WARS: Disney Has Somehow Created A REAL Lightsaber...Which You May Eventually Be Able To Buy

STAR WARS: Disney Has Somehow Created A REAL Lightsaber...Which You May Eventually Be Able To Buy

Disney has revealed something many of us thought impossible: they've created a fully working lightsaber! It was unveiled during a Disney Parks presentation last night, and you can find out more here...

By JoshWilding - Apr 09, 2021 07:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Star Wars

Yesterday evening, a virtual event called "A Special Look Inside Disney Parks" was held by Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D'Amaro. There were a few bits of noteworthy news (including the announcement that Avengers Campus finally opens in Disneyland on June 4th, 2021), but it was how the presentation ended which really grabbed people's attention. 

The footage hasn't been shared online, but D'Amaro pulled a lightsaber hilt out of a small box, ignited it, and concluded by saying, "You never know what we're going to come up with next...it's real."

In 2017, Disney filed a patent for a sword device with a retractable, internally illuminated blade. It was noted at the time this could be used "as a theatrical prop, toy, or collector's item that effectively simulates fictional energy swords including the lightsabers found in many popular films."

Essentially, this "lightsaber" contains a plastic blade that has been cut down the middle lengthwise and unfurls in similar fashion to a tape measure. It then lights up, creating the effect of a real lightsaber. Needless to say, this is a game-changer, and vastly different to having to stick a plastic tube into the end of a hilt.

Scott Trowbridge, the Portfolio Creative Executive for Walt Disney Imagineering, later took to Twitter to confirm that, yes, what D'Amaro revealed was indeed a real Star Wars lightsaber. 

Don't be surprised if these are sold in Disney Parks at some point in the next few years...
 

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marvel72
marvel72 - 4/9/2021, 7:10 AM
BULLSHIT!
Scarilian
Scarilian - 4/9/2021, 4:58 PM
@marvel72 -
It's effectively just a light-up tape measure.
Reeds2Much
Reeds2Much - 4/9/2021, 7:12 AM
Now all I need is a volcano and my breakup plans will be complete.
lordSTALE
lordSTALE - 4/9/2021, 7:17 AM
@Reeds2Much - Oh damn, did you already get the sharks with the head-mounted lasers

WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 4/9/2021, 7:30 AM
@lordSTALE - ✌🏾Lasers✌🏾
Origame
Origame - 4/9/2021, 8:25 AM
@lordSTALE - all I want are sharks with freakin laser beams attached to their heads.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/9/2021, 7:15 AM
They'll regret this...
AzorAhai
AzorAhai - 4/9/2021, 7:16 AM
Now all of you can weakly claim to own your own lightbringer
MrDandy
MrDandy - 4/9/2021, 7:32 AM
@LongMayHeReign - yes.

LongMayHeReign
LongMayHeReign - 4/9/2021, 7:41 AM
@MrDandy -

MrDandy
MrDandy - 4/9/2021, 7:29 AM
Bet it’s just a virtual reality lightsaber.
unsocial
unsocial - 4/9/2021, 2:27 PM
@MrDandy - article says it's an over glorified tape measure.
VileBlood
VileBlood - 4/9/2021, 7:32 AM
Lightsabers are for losers.
colester
colester - 4/9/2021, 7:33 AM
Pics or it didn't happen
HannibalLecter
HannibalLecter - 4/9/2021, 7:33 AM
Can I cut someone down in half with it? Or at least give them cancer?
BrainySleep
BrainySleep - 4/9/2021, 7:34 AM
Can I swing my lightsaber in public?
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 4/9/2021, 8:44 AM
So it’s a light up retractable plastic tube?
JFerguson
JFerguson - 4/9/2021, 8:45 AM
Bruh the Hacksmith already built one last year. You’re late Disney. I’m not paying for those


LlamaLord
LlamaLord - 4/9/2021, 10:37 AM
@JFerguson - Meh, close but no cigar.
Toecutter
Toecutter - 4/9/2021, 6:39 PM
@JFerguson - That's basically just blowtorch.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 4/9/2021, 8:52 AM
If anybody can make it happen the Mouse can.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 4/9/2021, 9:33 AM
Sounds cool actually, but call me when I can get a proper one like the Hacksmith's
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 4/9/2021, 10:53 AM
Apparently Disney have been developing acrobat robots, too. All of this is aimed toward live shows for theme parks (which is where they make a boat load of cash), so it makes sense they would have their imagineers working on this once they acquired Star Wars.



I know it's in vogue to hate the mouse, but you can't deny that they are pulling some Willy Wonka shit behind closed doors.
Kadara
Kadara - 4/9/2021, 6:18 PM
@Spock0Clock - It's pretty interesting tbf.
Floke
Floke - 4/10/2021, 1:43 AM
@Spock0Clock - Those are so cool (and freaky).
Combine them with Atlas from Boston Dynamics - and we are doomed :D
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