Disney has started teasing a new replica lightsaber for its parks — one that would offer a fully retractable illuminated blade. It’s the holy grail of sabers, but the company isn’t showing ...

Cue the "take my money" memes because Disney has unveiled something they've been working on for a while: a real-life, working lightsaber. As part of the many reveals on May 4, a.k.a. May the 4th ...

In the works since at least 2018, Disney‘s Imagineers have now developed a realistic retractable Star Wars lightsaber. During SXSW, Disney Parks and Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro offered a ...

Disney retractable lightsaber inventor Lanny Smoot says he’s hoping it might turn into a product you can actually buy, and it sounds like plans could already be in motion.

Disney is working on a "real" lightsaber that mimics the Star Wars prop's retractable and light-up capabilities. Ben Ridout, a VR developer, posted an animation on Twitter explaining how it works.

Disney’s latest lightsaber might be unable to slice off Darth Vader’s hand, ... Rather than taking on a vaguely pyramidal shape like the plastic retractable lightsabers of our childhoods, ...

Disney’s Imagineers have been busy since at least 2018 working on a realistic-looking retractable lightsaber. And now, it seems it’s finally here and I’m so mad that they won’t be selling ...

Disney's retractable Star Wars lightsaber would be a money maker. It's almost a certainty at this point that safe, retractable lightsabers will be sold by Disney in the not-too-distant future.

Disney have demonstrated a retractable lightsaber at tech, film, and music festival South by Southwest (SXSW). Videos from the talk show Chairperson of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Josh D'Amaro ...

Hacksmith Industries. 4000° Lightsaber vs Hand: Epic Test! Posted: January 13, 2025 | Last updated: March 7, 2025. Lightsaber science gets real! Inspired by Disney’s retractable lightsaber, we ...

Disney’s New Retractable Lightsaber Looks More Legit Than Ever It looks like the real thing, if you can call CGI and film props 'real' at all. By Adrianna Nine March 16, 2023 ...

Three years ago, Disney revealed the most convincing replica of a Star Wars lightsaber ever devised — one whose glowing blade fully and automatically retracts inside the handle due to a cleverly ...