Will Disney SELL Their Retractable Lightsaber?

How much would you Pay for this Retractable Lightsaber? 💰

The blade is covered in a transparent light diffusing bag of some sort. As it retracts it is essentially smooshed at the bottom. This is why they can’t actually swing it because there’s no structural stability to it, it would just bend over and collapse like a measurement tape with a bag on it. It’s made to look nice, that’s it.

The blade needs to be a little longer and obviously stronger so that you can swing it. I’m fine if I couldn’t duel but being able to twirl and stuff would be great

You can't duel with them right? I know in the lightsaber show Rey puts down the retractable lightsaber and picks up the dueling saber during the show. Awesome video Obi-Dad. Really awesome stuff. Thank you so much for sharing this with us all,have a great day and may the force be with you always.

He's not even holding it in a way where it would constitute a 'swing'. He's holding it like it's covered in eggshells held together with twine and scotch tape. Looks effing slick though. In a few years, I bet they'll have a few different upgraded versions from this.

I strongly doubt this will be able to be strengthened much. Disney R&D is impressive to be sure, but if this blade operates much the way people have suspected for a while then it'll probably be a gee-whiz showpiece level item without any dueling capability, just the extend-retract action. Which, to be clear, is really cool and probably something Disney could sell for a thousand USD a pop, but... well, don't get your hopes up too much.

I think it retracts the same way the toys do, just with servos programed to extract and retract. If you look close enough you can see the parts in the "blade" going down, meeting another piece, and both going down. The servos would need room to do the work mechanically. Seems pretty simple...

Amazing video I hope this comes out in parks thanks for the update love you vids

its probably wouldnt sell that much. In cinematography of lightsabers made by fans in youtube, even in professional work, a Neopixel saber in camera really looks like a real lightsaber, even in the Mandalorian, they use Neo sabers to shoot scenes. this retractable saber has really cool aesthetics indeed, but imagine if its broken, since its a new tech, there will be less than a handful of repairs tutorial and very little people that can fix it. everything that moves up and down makes problem. what happen if dust go in etc

I highly doubt that these are/will ever be in mass production anytime soon. Disney's "Imagineers" are always doing this "look what we can do!" kinda stuff that isn't meant to be commercially available

I think this thing is still delicate as heck so they can’t sell it yet. It seems they finally learned to get it to retract and not just open up, so that’s good.

If I had to build this thing, I'd use an inflated cloth tube of some sort. Something which can diffuse the light evenly and which can be carefully rolled or folded so that it "activates" realistically.
Install a bright colour LED and a loud lightsaber hum (to cover the noise of the small blower fan) and working lightsaber. Which you can't swing. Which can be "deflated" but not "retracted" as expected.

I sure do hope so! Love your videos!😊

I'd probably pay up to $500 for Disney's retractable lightsaber. Even if I can't hit it on anything, it is the closest thing we've ever experienced to a "real looking" lightsaber. When I show people my sabers, that'd be the #1 item I go to. Sure I can do cool effects with my proffie/neopixel but the magic isn't there when I have to put a blade in and tighten it down with an allen wrench.

Exactly what someone else said, the hilt is ridiculously large like a thermos and I wouldn't want to carry around a big bulky saber even if it could retract like that. I'm happy with my neopixel ultrasaber which I paid $500 for, it does all the things I want it to do and it looks really cool. So I'm not going to be giving Disney any more money over what I pay for Disney TV. I'm disabled and can't go to the parks anymore as I have a service dog and it would not be fair to put him through that kind of environment, besides I couldn't go on any of the rides. But I remember when I was a little boy around 1967 my grandfather would take me to Disneyland all the time and you hardly had to pay anything to go in the park, all the rides had ticket booths at them if you wanted to ride them then they came out with the ticket books you could buy, but we used to go just to ride the teacups, and have lunch and ice cream.

By the way, based on the patent drawing, this might be a "flat" blade. Think of it like a retractable tape measure, probably made of a luminescent (OLED) plastic?

8:41 it was definitely the sound system of the building. I doubt they could fit in sound electronics with all the other stuff packed inside the lightsaber

Personally, I'll wait until S3 or SaberForge comes out with their versions. Disney tends to "water down" their saber electronics technology. But this is definitely a major breakthrough in saber technology. I won't deny them that.

A flame isn't a light saber. No matter how cool it looks.
But that retractable one is definitely cool

It will be super expensive, but i hope yes. Love your videos

Their R&D really is working hard on this one, last time, when he turn it on/power it up, it stayed that way, notice when he passed it to another staff, its still on. This year, it does turn off/power down, thats why im much more excited about its future. They are not giving up, couple of years later its duel ready, for light duels 😁😅

You have great energy bro, and it’s good to hear a “man my age” talk about things that they love! On Price, It really would depend on how “durable” it was and if it was made as an item that could be handed down to your children. If this were a collectible and not a novelty, I could see it ranging 399.00 to 799.00 for most models, and $999 for most “detailed” versions once mass produced. 🇺🇸🙌🏻🚁

i,d would like to personally hold it and see it work before i consider buying a retractable lightsaber for my family.
it certainly looks like a lot of fun as long as it doesn't harm anyone like in the star wars movies. may the force be with you!

I’m called “Papa-One Kenobi” in my house.

Honestly I hope not, a good light saber that you can duel with can run anywhere between $150-1,500 or more depending on what you spec it with. The fact it's retractable is not going to be a cheap function, but you won't be able to do as much with it. Don't get me wrong it'd look great as a cosplay option, but past that you're not really going to have as much fun with it at say a larp event or just goofing around like at what happens at a cosplay event or just hanging out with friends.

Are any of the lightsabers on the market interactive yet? Similar to how you can us some of the wands at Universal Studios to interact with some of the attractions, I'm curious if there is way to use your lightsaber in an interactive way at Disneyland (e.g. battle a hologram, open a door, etc.)

Speaking as a sound engineer the sounds could come from the hilt, the lapel or headset mic would be sensitive enough to pick up any sounds it did make.
From an electrical engineer stand point, it would be easier to make it just come from the speakers then cram more junk in the chonky handle. Accelerometer, speaker, gyroscope, battery, motors, switches, Arduino, and oh yeah the blade.

As a 3d printing/invention nerd, it looks like it's a car antenna motor with LED wire around it or that electrified paint that glows (EL Paint). The Car antenna connects to a wire on a motor in the hilt that pushes the saber out and back. The shaft is most likely two or three pieces of clear that slide along each other and are incredibly thin so you don't see where they overlap as it extends. All the force/weight is on the aluminum core antenna much like a car radio antenna from the 80s would be. So it's not that hard to actually build something quite similar. I think the real issue you have fundamentally is the lighting. Do you use projection lighting, or do you use LED EL wire/paint? I would bet they use projection lighting because it would be much more even and if you got the walls thin enough it would basically be like those toys that pop out when you swing them. So really, while cool, not that cool

i would choose a Proffie Neopixel saber over this one any time of the day :)

Its air compressed in to a bag, and a vacuum pump

Hmm, at this point as small and bright as led are these should already be available, rather than a stiff rigid plastic the round part of the blade itself is probably made of some high reflective fabric with extension rods pushing it up and stretching it out as it extends. If I’m correct then that means that no they wouldn’t be able to hit with them as the fabric could tear or the extension rods could snap or the emitters could be damaged. But the extending is still very cool, I’m sure they will keep improving on it.

Meanwhile Hacksmith is out here making real lightsabers that burn and melt stuff 😂

It’s definitely the most realistic saber ever built. However, I think the closest thing we’re gonna get to that saber thats durable enough to duel with is the force action lightsaber. They have lights and sounds and they fully retract into their hilts, that’s good enough for me.

It’ll make the hilts bigger and that will take away from the actual One to one replicas I’ll stick with the regular legacy and black series lightsabers

Wish this was something you could buy because this light sabre would definitely be worth the money, it looks and works almost like on screen.

I saw one in the galxy’s edge documentary on Disney+ I then put a retractable lightsaber on my Xmas list. I was disappointed to find it didn’t exist and took it off my list. Still scarred but it is now the thing I want most

Could use a car antenna type contraption wrapped in LEDs with a small motor in the hilt to retract. The blade exterior could be reflective soft balloon type material.

They most likely already have them up for sale but with the price being so high and only as a display prop and not an actual dueling or training instrument it most likely won't sell well. I have two prop sabers from a fan company called Park Sabers now called Ultra Sabers and their sabers are incredible. The stuff they have now most likely will have speakers for the lightsabers being swung and if the blade impacts something but the overall thing is that each one was made for durability

It would be sick if they made one of these light sabers but a cross guard version like in Jedi survivor, it would make up for the bulk because in the game it’s a big heavy blade

first time seeing one of ur videos and u had me at Obi Dad Kenobi!

THIS IS THE MOUSES HOUSE NOW
I died xD

Look how careful he is when the blade is out. I'll bet you couldn't even swing it.

The most practical way to create this effect would be to use 2 or 3 hollow tubes that fit into one another. An air pump in the handle would pressurize the tubes forcing them to extend out from the handle. To retract the tubes the air pump runs in reverse sucking air out of the tube thus retracting both the tubes back into the handle.

I love how you say “Josh Diiaaammaarrro”.

Just as a note, the bunny ears on that new Disney retractable saber are pointing the correct way, the ears come out at the peak of the emitter slant, it just looks weird with the control box clamp position.

A saber staff/pike would be perfect for this

I think its a retractable rubber balloon with retractable metal or something metal inside the rubber that when switch on the retractable metal or hard plastic of any kind will erect, you remember the plumber rubber retractable that they are inserting inside a pipe to unclogged the pipe or to repipe the broken pipe, i think that is the principle.

Star Wars was absolutely mind blowing.......when I was 9 yrs old.

He’s so gentle with it because it has the stability of a tape measure.

The sound is from the loudspeakers.

Love the shirt. Own it myself and it’s always a crowd favorite

Where did you get your lightsaber wall mounts?

8:10 They have the patent on it, no one else can make anything like this!
CHINA : *Hold my rice wine*

I wait for the combat ready version :D It would worth a lot.

Just started getting into Star Wars, I always loved the lore but couldn’t really get into to the movies. Went shopping online for a lightsaber and was taken back on how expensive they are. In todays economy, I am doomed to be saberless

Bro it’s a string of leds lmao. Yoda be like “got this from Walmart you did”

The look is great BUT from what I've heard the blades low rigidity (which is necessary to make that mechanism work) makes it visibly bend from moving it at anything above snail's pace.

Since I first saw a Star Wars movie in the 70s I wanted one like this

The "ears" are not pointed the "wrong" way, per se. The standard configuration seem "Empire" on is the indeed with the clamp in the 9 o'clock position, (when looking into the emitter, with ears pointed up at 12 o'clock). The "A New Hope" version, however, is seen in multiple configurations, but is primarily seen with the clamp at the 1:30 position, as is the case here.

I would pay at least $20 for that lightsaber!
MAYBE EVEN $25!

This is gonna go off into myth. Just like the "hoverboard" from Back 2. Just gonna make my peace with it.

The lightsabers in this video weren’t the only things getting turned on. 😂

I wonder how many people fainted when they saw the saber at the convention, I definitely didn't when I first saw it.

Is there any solution to getting low-latency audio transmitted from a duel-friendly lightsaber to external speakers? Is attaching a wifi lapel microphone to the hilt a reasonable option?

Disney confirmed in 2021 that will never be sold or usable by guests, so that answers that.

One of, if not the only good thing disney has ever done for star wars.

I can't wait till they're actually durable enough to duel it

I would buy one cuz it's the first one come out but if they refine it more and make even better I would buy it to. But it needs to be they're to purchase in the park not just on the the galactic starcruiser.

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This would make fan films and stuff a lot easier to film

It's probably just an air inflated tube with lights illuminating the fabric.

You will never find The Force in products...
That Light Saber is pretty sweet though ngl

I know how they did the r&d for the lightsaber…it was a continuation of your story. Except one large goon gave the dude a haymaker, then puts his knee on his neck, while the corporate stooge with them bends down and said “well hello there, I just wanted to get your signature giving Disney all of your research, prototypes, and all data…and that you did this all of your own will for free.” The guy then had his arm pulled out from under him with a pen in hand, and had him sign it.
Before the ink had even dried, the stooge nodded to the big goon and he twisted his knee to the right breaking the guys neck. Then all hard drives were taken and all personal accounts were deleted. With just a note left saying: “hello. I am tired of doing internet things. I am going to live in the forest from now on, please do not attempt to contact me. P.S. you should also visit Disneyland as much as possible in my honor and buy as many Disney products as possible.”

"It works with air, it's a kind of balloon that inflates and retracts itself. You can also see that they move very carefully once it's extended. Rey picks up another lightsaber from the ground that is solid, because you can't have a lightsaber duel with a balloon, it wobbles in all directions."

I think the reason they arnt selling this thing is probably because of tolerances and wear. I bet it can only do a very limited number of deployments and retractions before parts start to wear out.

I kinda now want to see how they would do Kylo's to have 3 retractable blades.

How did you hang the lightsabers on the wall?

Man I would love this saber so much

This secret warehouse you mention…is this the same warehouse that I’d the last known resting place of the Ark of the Covenant?😉

6:06 Actually, your comment about the bunny ears is wrong. They are supposed to be different. You're comparing the ANH version of the prop to the ESB/TFA version of the prop. The clocking on activation box was on the other side in ESB and that carried over to the TFA/TLJ prop as well, so technically they got that right.
Sorry, I just have done way too much research on the graflex hilts.

It's like a light-up whacky waving flailing inflatable tube-man, without the wacky waving and -man part...

Once the Hacksmiths make the first true lightsaber disneys going to write one more cease and desist letter for the day

The tip of my blade sticks out it’s hilt too! 💀💀💀

The sound is probably coming from the saber and is picked up by the mic so it is heard as if it is just played from the speakers

Before watching how it works… my assumption would be that it’s just that the plastics ‘saber’ retracts much the way the toy old ways when you’d whip it to make it come out… except it retracts mechanically… that’s what I’d have guessed

ATF going to get their hand on this fast asf.. I can sense them already making up laws for them..

The bunny ears are literally not pointing the wrong direction.
I think you're mistaken, my friend. :P

What other starships do you have to put on your trophy stands?

I do alot of designing as a hobby and working on my own mechanisms, I'm currently designing a working webshooter, obv not real webs... atm. But my next project is to design a retractable lightsaber which I've just started designing

Haha mouses house now. CATCH PHRASE.

This makes me think of when Steve Jobs showed off the iPhone. I'm sure in 10 years they'll be so commonplace lol

I'm now following you on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. May the Force be with you.

My uncle works there and got me one.
Its amazing

I can’t wait hope to get this soon

Hopefully Disney can make one the is durable and looks good. And the price is right.
As it is now it's a great display piece.

If you can dual with it then yes it's worth it for the money but it still looks cool

How much would I pay? Well, so: to make your own: 2x tape extendable measures, some batteries, a strip of LEDs, a motor, some other electrical wires and buttons and such, some sort of case for the handle (PVC or metal), and finally some paint and other bits 'n' bobs - I reckon I could make one (using all new parts) for $200, minus the money for the hours I'd charge a client for labour. If I got secondhand parts, I could probably get it down to $90 or so. N.B. I *am* a metalworker and woodworker though.
I'd pay double that $90 (or just over) for an official Disney version then considering they're still working on it. This can't be the final desired result.

For some shot in fan made film it would be verry effective . It would solve some problems for me .then change for the real neopixel for the fight itself !

I think its just like a giant LED strip that works like a tape measure and is so bright you cant see the shape, and would be wobly if swung fast

Ultra sabers are sick expensive but sick sound boards and Modifiable sound board and color shit with the Obsidian board chip and Ultra strong ass blades