What's Inside Disney's Real Lightsaber?

In this video I carefully analyze the most detailed and close-up footage of Disney's real retractable lightsaber that has just been released. Where did it come from? How does it work? And where could we possibly see you in the future? Answer all this question and more so come hang out!
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00:00 Welcome
01:36 The Story
03:08 The Creator
04:10 How It Works
05:27 Details Noticed
07:35 Other Lightsabers
09:00 Future Plans?
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[@matthewwyatt7912]

WOW.. 5minutes 29 seconds in and we FINALLY get to hear about the lightsaber..

[@RebelDrifter]

People milk videos... I hear ya.

[@Flinty88]

Thanks man. Instantly closed the video. Hate having my time wasted.

[@Soldier4USA2005]

Hero.

[@verdrin7107]

what video were you watching? He was talking about it for longer than that, that's when he finished describing the tech used to make it work

[@Nalpha]

If only there were timestamps, oh wait

[@CAOwens24]

You probably can't use it as a battle prop, if you notice in the clip showing "Rey" on the cruise ship, she drops to the ground and swaps sabers before starting her fight with "Kylo" I guess she didnt want to break the prototype she has or it can't be used in mock battles

[@COOLGAMER-vt3nd]

It is way too fragile you can definitely tell when the Creator swings it around.

[@FindingTheForce]

Yeah, definitely not made to hit against other things. But who knows what kind of upgrades they can make it overtime 😉 👍🏻

[@thirdeyenz]

@@FindingTheForce Also as it's basically two tape measures if you swing it too hard it'll probably bend and collapse.

[@finalbag858]

that thing looks as big as my mother's lightsaber she keeps by her bedside.

[@kevint1911]

Is it a shoto?

[@baymaxlala8189]

@@kevint1911I think it’s a dildo

[@dreamer1928]

@@kevint1911 Naaa, It's a Bad Dragon 😂😂😂😂😂

[@iilhares]

It's big enough to be an UltraSabers model. Which isn't necessarily bad.

[@FindingTheForce]

lol 🤦🏼‍♂️🤦🏼‍♂️ …

[@legoman2313]

I’m glad they finally told us how it works!

[@tonyunderwood5223]

It's so much better than my old plastic extendable and retractable light up lightsaber I had as a child

[@FatGandaalf]

Lol it is also bigger than the ones you had as a kid

[@kevint1911]

The one I had as a kid (I was born in 1968) was basically a flashlight with an inflatable blade. It didn’t last long with that crappy blade, I can tell you that.

[@douglasashworth5214]

Mine didn’t even light up it was just blue plastic lol

[@jedi.master.j]

Did u also practice dueling everyday like me? 😂

[@FindingTheForce]

Definitely! I wonder if we will be able to buy something like this in the next few years? 🤷🏼‍♂️😃👍🏻

[@Archivist1971]

The only thing that doesn't make sense is that the Red Button Fin uses isn't even the activation switch. The rectangle button is the activation switch.

[@Spike-ex5bp]

That's the one thing that drives me crazy about this lightsaber. I'm hoping they'll at least gives us an option to turn it on with the Real switch and not the button

[@FindingTheForce]

I think we are actually both correct. I believe changes depending on the movie.👍🏻

[@LRJ88]

@@FindingTheForce No, it's just wrong. As in, Padmé, Finn, and now these people are completely wrong. The top button is a blade length adjustment button and they should have known this while showing these things. The original visual dictionary even shows a cutaway and explanation for the different parts of this very lightsaber, and the top button is clearly marked as being a blade length adjuster. Regardless of it now counting as legends or canon it matched with what had been seen on-screen up until that time, which would make it the most accurate going forward too and these people just going "IT BIG RED BUTTON IT DO THINGS" rather than researching it. I will excuse Lanny in this, due to his being a prototype and it being hard to do more with what you have, but the movies and the show had no excuse.

[@timidwolf]

@@LRJ88 I'd excuse Lanny on this because he was probably ordered by higher-ups to do that, to help hide that the sequels got it wrong!

[@batmanvsuperman_]

@@LRJ88 I used to press the red button all the time as a kid until i learned. Doesn't help that the old retractable lightsabers all had red buttons for deployment regardless of saber hilt design

[@brandonkrolvoiceovers1694]

Unbelievable. So much better than my wrapping paper cardboard tube design from 1983.

[@Mrtfarrugia]

My dad used to let us use the plastic golf club liners from his golf bag.

[@FindingTheForce]

Hahaha and in your imagination that cardboard tube was so real! Lol

[@brandonkrolvoiceovers1694]

@@FindingTheForce Darn right. I put tin foil around the tube & then colored it with green markers. Had many "Return Of The Jedi" adventures with it. 😆 Oh, to be young again.

[@burngicebeyndinfnite9887]

what i did as a kid was look for tree branches that were long, thick and straight enough, carve and smoothen them out and color them with a crayon. we would then make a game out of it where whoevers wooden saber would break looses XD

[@steverino6954]

We would spraypaint a broomstick with neon paint and then jam it into a bicycle handle grip. ( lots of bruises)

[@lukekartavov2002]

Does everyone keep forgetting about The Hacksmith’s lightsaber. He has the world record certificate.

[@raider1284]

the hacksmith one is amazing, but its not a lightsaber, its a protosaber. aka it has a backpack and a long cable going to the hilt to power the blade. the hacksmith one also doesnt look good at all further up the "blade" as it becomes whisper flame like a candle further away. And you cant swing the hacksmith one quickly at all or the "blade" will get blown in the wind.

[@supaircoop1489]

@@raider1284 and this lightsaber cant cut through steel, they both have their reasons for being a lightsaber and for not being completely accurate

[@Chevelled]

@@raider1284 don’t forget about the light pike

[@RalseiGaming]

didn’t allen pan do it before i’m pretty sure and allen pan based it off another one i can’t remember plus a world record cert doesn’t mean anything if it’s for something with no meaning

[@mehmeh1234]

@raider1284 they do have a real lightsaber one that doesn't need a backpack

[@jash6244]

Disney is finished the light saber doesn't matter.

[@Pawnband]

The saber actually works by utilizing lesbian witch magic.

[@blazedragongaming5365]

so they changed the activation? in the original new hope, when Luke gets the lightsaber from Kenobi he uses the side activation box not the button.

[@Archivist1971]

Yes! I just made a similar comment. The red button was Never the activation switch. That irked me when Fin turned it on like that.

[@FindingTheForce]

Yeah, I think it changes in the different movies. Just a little detailed to drive us Saber fans nuts lol 😉

[@isaackim7675]

It makes me curious if they’ll incorporate that for Savi’s lightsabers? Also, they need to add a curved hilt quite like Count Dooku’s

[@Joseph-oo7pp]

Nah, its too fragile, and disney is too lazy to invest in making a more reliable and mass producable version. Also, the mechanism would be likely too expensive to be a reasonable price for a consumer product.

[@isaackim7675]

@@Joseph-oo7pp Fair point.

[@FindingTheForce]

That would be amazing! Any upgrades to those Sabers would drive fans bananas!

[@fragglemark]

It's fitting that "Lanny Smoot" is also a perfect Star Wars name. What an amazing inventor and engineer!

[@verdrin7107]

I love that this was invented by a guy named Lanny Smoot, that is such a Star Wars name

[@YodatheHobbit]

That treadmil floor is EXACTLY what I've known would eventually be invented for immersive VR someday. Now we just need to wait for it to become affordable to everyone just like a headset has become.

[@DFYX]

9:00, I'm pretty sure that the Starcruiser lightsabers are completely passive. The emitter on the wall has a camera that tracks the blade and actually even corrects its aim to hit the blade so you feel like you can predict where it's shooting. I think Jenny Nicholson mentioned it directly in her video but it's also pretty visible in some others. This would work with any lightsaber as long as it's the right color and bright enough for the tracking system to distinguish it from the background.

[@dreamer1928]

Yes, its actually really old tech. Back in the 80's they used the same concept with the NES system for games like Duck Hunt.

[@FindingTheForce]

That glowing lightsaber got me like… 😧😧😧

[@Adarkane325xi]

You’re easily impressed.

[@Justin.Danford]

100%, that is how I envision sabers. Even the shows now use what look like light battons, not sabers with this level of light blur.

[@Adarkane325xi]

@@Justin.Danford You imagine them cartoonishly oversized? What fckin’ betas, lol.

[@Adarkane325xi]

@@Justin.Danford You envision them cartoonishly oversized? You’re a Disney Kool-Aid chugging beta.

[@Adarkane325xi]

@@Justin.Danford You envision them cartoonishly oversized? You’re a Disney Kool-Aid chugging beta.

[@dreamer1928]

It's not "average sized or small." Compared to every other sabers in production or that has ever been produced, it's huge. The length is just a little larger, but the diameter is gigantic. Have actually seen one, held it, and ignited it. Its about the size of a Red Bull can and even bigger at the T track grips. It's also not sturdy. The first thing anyone wants to do when you hold a light saber is swing it. And that is exactly what "John Doe" told me not to do. When you move it around, you can see it give way a little. If you actually were to swing it, he confirmed that it will collapse. It is basically a stand still pose prop that they have considered using on actual "Rey" and "Luke" props in their parks. Other than that, it has and will have no uses. If you want to feel like a Jedi or Sith (yes they also have a working Vader) wielding your lightsaber, this will not be your saber. That's another reason they haven't released it. There will be no market for it.

[@COOLGAMER-vt3nd]

I figured out the difference between the two lightsabers, the one that Ray uses in the events has a tip on it that's rounded, and the one seen in the inventor's hands does not have a tip on it, you can slightly tell by him swinging it around.

[@FindingTheForce]

Interesting, I will have to take a closer look 👍🏻

[@Dragonaut72]

i hope in the future he makes a base version that can change colour, so cosplayers and other star wars fans can add stuff to it to make their own custom lightsaber

[@BTBEV3469]

I can only imagine sitting with Smoot and picking his brain for 30 min. Thankfully he's using his genius for good and not Evil. LOL!!

[@GrahamMullett]

This was a great video I always wondered how they did it!

[@FindingTheForce]

Thank you so much bud, appreciate the kind words

[@lukesbiblevideos]

They need to come up with a ride concept, where we can use our lightsabres.

[@KevyNova]

It’s so ridiculous how Rey squats to set the first lightsaber down and pick up the sturdy one before fighting. Like, they didn’t even try to hide the fact that she’s switching! They could’ve easily had her run behind a pillar or something that was hollowed out on the backside and holding the sabers.

[@feynthefallen]

It never fails to amaze me how much energy and research people keep investing into bringing that admittedly fascinating, but still a bit silly concept of a force field sword to life. The desire to create realistic lightsabers has probably spawned more progress in light forming technology than LCD screens and LED car headlights, to name just one discipline.

[@charleshadle9376]

This could be used for a level of practical effects in Star Wars content on television and in films. The cost of adding this in post is a big part of what has led to increases in cost of making films.

[@quamifilms]

I had the opportunity to work with him! On some projects for overseas. He’s the absolute coolest and humble man that loves his job. Also the workshop you see is his 2nd shop his 1st one was flooded.. those who know.. know.

[@chickenporkadob0]

Let's be honest this video didn't answer anything new.

[@EthanGuevara781]

Oh good I thought it was just me

[@nozyspy4967]

I was thinking it might just be a thin plastic tube inflated by compressed air with LEDs in the base. Interesting!

[@JasonPruett]

remember when vader looks at luke's saber and says "your training is complete" there should be a story behind that. also his name is sky walker the name obviously means his ancestors understood how to travel space time without moving. ... stargate tech. "anywhere is within walking distance if you have the time" -Stephen wright Ever seen a quasar aka white hole? its the same thing only smaller that is what a light saber is. Only someone who has learned the secret of magnetism could build one. i have an idea for a movie i want to name it the first J.E.D.I about the how the first became enlightened and discovered the force long before the galaxy began to be populated. Soon AGI will allow anyone to make full fledged movies on their laptop.

[@Superherosolution]

Now do a saber battle with it. Yeah, I thought so. Got a way to go but good start.

[@watrebel9595]

They should sell it, but the only problem is that it would probably be like over $1000

[@money4385]

I would buy one.

[@notnightfury6088]

I've been working on my own prop that does the same thing for about 5 years now. I have everything set-up I just need to get my 3d- printer to start working.

[@rrek88]

That is one fancy Pringles tube

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

It is a cool prop, but I think it works best on film because in order to do fight choreography they have to swap it out for another lightsaber prop.

[@Synplex]

Am I crazy here? @8:34 is not a new lightsaber with a blended blade. But a hilt standing in front of a obvious monitor that is displaying a video of the blade. You can even see other items in front of the monitor on the bottom left by the hilt.

[@Synplex]

It's probably going to be used as an effect in a ride where the animatronics only hold a hilt and they can display the blade on a floating screen like they do in the haunted Mansion.

[@TheJediCouncil446]

They should really make more of these for different characters and sell them.

[@Invisible5723]

I love this my man!

[@HynMayProductions]

Hey my friend ❤ Thank you for sharing this awesome video 🥰

[@FindingTheForce]

Thank you so much for watching bud, appreciate your comment.

[@smokedog9677]

Someone else found a way. It was this young guy and girl that figured it out recently too! Now Star Wars isn't the only one......Nee-ner Nee-ner Neeeee-neeerrr!😁

[@TheHeston83]

This is great they made the Hilt bigger so it can retract yeah hope they find a use for it Galaxys Edge needs more attractions

[@yetifive-oh2242]

Lanny is a beast! If you don't know about him, definitely look him up.

[@Spike-ex5bp]

That button is NOT the activation switch! The Force awakens got that wrong behind the scenes because I guess nobody ever told them that the button is actually for adjusting the length of the blade.

[@TimmyTerminator8]

Hello! Love your vids!

[@alexflores-gu8zf]

alex flores

[@FindingTheForce]

Hey Timmy, thank you so much. That's so kind of you. I hope you have a great day!

[@edgarwhite9439]

I want one so bad I'm considering going back to school for engineering to learn how to make my own.

[@FindingTheForce]

Wow, that's awesome Edgar! I wish you the best of luck. 👍🏻

[@tonyunderwood5223]

I also wish I could have stayed in the starcruiser Hotel

[@FindingTheForce]

I just saw another headline yesterday about them, possibly taking out another permit to build on it? So I really hope they repurpose it somehow to let people experience the magical immersion of being inside of Star Wars. 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@10191927]

If they want a successful Star Wars themed hotel, don’t put it in a warehouse without windows, don’t price it so high that people won’t come back, and maybe don’t make it this larping experience where you’re in character 100% of the time, and have to be.

[@dominic6634]

Interesting technologies. Just weird that disney keeps attacking its fan base for haveing legitmate concerns

[@ilovelego638]

Damn the girth though, you would think with the technology and money Disney has they could have made the hilt slimmer

[@thrashpacc4248]

Cannot believe I watched 5 min to hear that drop

[@ElectronicsNerd]

just found your channel. did you happen to go to may the 4th at disney world this year?

[@Kermwitaperm]

“Real” lightsaber better be cutting through everything

[@sphillyfanatic7451]

But it’s the size of a fucking football!!!

[@Aquylus]

can't wait for a replicated buyable

[@benstern310]

isn't the on/off meant to be by the activation box and the red button is the blade length?

[@Archivist1971]

BINGO! You are correct

[@johnfeliciano585]

Yes it is

[@steel1973ss]

Thank you sir for bringing us one step closer to making our dreams come true.

[@xena5151]

Wow!!! So fricken cool!!! I want one!!! 😍

[@FindingTheForce]

Right!?! Same Here!! 🤣👍🏻

[@starhawke380]

I truly appreciate the new technology that allows this type of thing to exist, but please, stop calling it a real lightsaber.... Its a toy. A good toy, but a toy. The Hacksmith is way closer to creating something that could be called a lightsaber, and even that is not being called a 'real' lightsaber.

[@nathansheldahl]

I know where some of these are going and that’s to Skywalker Ranch and the boys and girls at LucasFilm and ILM. These are definitely going to worked into the movies and shows soon if they’re not already. At least the tech is as it’s too good not to and the collaboration between these two great engineering and magical companies is long and legendary. They probably collaborated on making them in the first place to make sure it looks so good in the first place.

[@willleow7516]

That is so awesome mr.lanny is the coolest inventor ever i don't know what will become of his awesome intention but i seriously doubt it's something that everyone can eventually have because it would be difficult to mass produce and would definitely be majorly expensive but it's cool either way, and here's a quote for mr.lanny "He who masters technically masters the Univers".🐉

[@m.gilbert5399]

Honestly if Disney would just add smooth swing to their sabers they would be so much better.

[@megabigdump]

When will be able to buy them?

[@aw9307]

You weren’t blocking blaster bolts. It’s a trick. The feedback loop was tracking your lightsaber and directing the bolt to you.

[@AxelSkellington]

Small to average? That thing is huge!

[@FindingTheForce]

Hahaha…. Yeah, OK fine lol

[@hh2n]

I saw a video on yt some days ago, where some guy did a lighsaber based on the same principle

[@chriswaldrip2739]

Lanny is amazing!

[@FindingTheForce]

You got that right! He seems like a super nice and interesting guy.

[@saschdukoff106]

Yes! Now make a Schwartz ring!

[@lancemiller6278]

Now if they can get the components smaller to give the hilt a slimmer profile.

[@gserhardt]

"... small to average-sized hilt..." 🤔 Don't kid yourself. While cool and all, that thing is definitely the John Holmes of lightsaber hilts.

[@FindingTheForce]

hahaha.... yeah, you're right. It definitely has a "hefty" waistline. 🤣

[@colt5189]

I will be nice when they can shrink the technology down to where it fits in a normal sized Luke Skywalker hilt.

[@NCC2087]

I can’t get past how oversized it is. I’m no engineer, but why couldn’t ever part involved be made smaller?

[@bmack04]

That hilt looks like the ones they’re using on The Acolyte 🤣

[@alonsogabriel9336]

Weird, I just saw some engineering youtuber upload a similar lightsaber design some weeks ago

[@mattoly343]

the hilt definetly looks 50% more chunkier than those led etc sold all over the internet. unless someone can say otherwise all good eitherways. just wondering :D

[@oldb-1kenobi]

That thing is a monster, looks like it was designed by Ultrasabers.

[@JasonRichardson-g4f]

Please do an analysis of herotech's retractable lightsaber!!

[@chrisparker4940]

Why does it ignite so slow? I would expect it to ignite as fast as it did in the scene when Luke ignited his for the first time. Geez a Jedi could get killed with that slow of ignition.

[@mogdor]

0:21 Fuller, go easy on the Pepsi

[@TAER99]

Lanny is a magician!

[@FindingTheForce]

Yeah he is 👍🏻

[@ericgranata6664]

So cool!

[@FindingTheForce]

Right! 😃👍🏻

[@fredericlepeltier3435]

If i understood it right, that retractable lightsaber use the same mechanical principle as a rigid chain actuator. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigid_chain_actuator. Think of it as a zipper, flimsy when open (so you can store each side in the form of a spool) and strong when the two side close and interlock. The clever part is being able to make it fit into the saber handle. They are comonly used for the chain rammer in battleship to push 1ton shell into the breach and in some venues to elevate and retract stands and podiums.

[@MisterDanger01]

You cant use it to duel, since its tapes and they will break apart

[@ddrusa]

Oh my

[@agahnim0196]

Now they just need to lengthen the blade and reduce the hilt... but something tells me it's just a question of time.

[@ianfromspace4740]

A REAL lightsaber! Like I can cut through solid steel with it?? What does the word REAL mean??

[@svenssko]

He's like Q from James Bond with all these gadgets

[@edgarwalker6420]

Disney filed the patent? He should have kept it for himself.

[@lustrazor44]

And yet the third party sabers are far higher quality.

[@Mrtfarrugia]

One think i can think of them using it for is photo pass.

[@Electrox3d]

The only thing this video doesn’t do is tell you what is inside the lightsaber.

[@ferencstreng9183]

You'll get more with a good laser stuker than with an evel spade...

[@aijalonrex4345]

TAKE MY MONEY!!

[@jacksonsherman6627]

Can you help me which lightsaber are good for display but also having fun

[@andresalmanza9231]

It depends on what you mean by having fun and how much you want to spend

[@TheHeston83]

I own a TBS Graflex Luke skywalker form the original film its a good saber not a great one but lacks some SFX in neopixel and I can't remove the blade I recommend Neopixel he has a ton reviews on his channel.

[@selay333]

I fully expect others to improve upon this with the hilts not looking so fat.

[@detectivetio2777]

Lanny looks like Count Dooku

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

My question is where did they find dollar store Morgan Freeman?

[@oldb-1kenobi]

Thanks but I think I'll just keep my neopixel from The Pach Store.

[@bradmillar6178]

I'm sure they would be expensive as far as cost to make them so they would have to jack up the price to sell them in parks, that price might be way too high for most consumers and if the profit margin blows then it's not worth selling. If they find a most cost effective way to make them without sacrificing quality or look maybe they can but idk if they are there yet, just look at how big the hilt is already...fans won't like that to begin with plus the high prices...it won't sell much

[@KnightedSilverWolf]

does Star Wars Theory know of this?

[@paulb3151]

Nice

[@kaijukoschei]

Lightsabers+Cirque Du Soleil=$$$