Armed with extreme heat and sci-fi inspiration, we built a real-life lightsaber that reaches 2500 degrees. Watch it slice, ...

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 one of the most famous props in movie ...

Nothing is quite as iconic of the Star Wars franchise as is the lightsaber. A weapon wielded by force-sensitive being of good and evil intent, the lightsaber symbolizes the transcendent nature of the ...

It’s red-hot, real, and absolutely destructive. Watch as our 2500° lightsaber takes on a full-sized door—melting, slicing, ...

Any kid who has ever been a Star Wars fan has dreamed of owning an actual lightsaber. The various iterations of the plastic toys that we’ve received since 1977 have been cool, but none have ever quite ...

The Force is lukewarm with this one. Disney debuted a “real” lightsaber Friday at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, during a presentation led by Disney parks chairman Josh D’Amaro. The ...

A Disney executive showed off why he has "the coolest job in the world" at the opening day of South by Southwest. Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro took the stage in Austin, ...

Disney Parks and Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro gave a presentation at SXSW this weekend that promised a focus on “The Art & Science of Disney Parks Storytelling,” and boy did he deliver. After ...

The lightsaber. For fans of Star Wars, samurai movies and accidentally cutting your own arm off, it has long been “an elegant weapon, for a more civilised age” (your childhood). And with the premiere ...