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 ...

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

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 ...

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 prop going on sale soon is the familiar hilt of Darth Vader’s lightsaber, with an allen bolt sticking out of the top where a prop “blade” could be attached to film dueling scenes. Presumably, ...

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 ...

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, ...

In honor of Star Wars Day, Disney released a first look at its new realistic lightsaber. The lightsaber was created by Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development and will make its debut in 2022 ...

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 ...