91JLovesDisney
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Yeah, that's the drawing I was basing my theory on
Looks like it would break easily
Looks like it would break easily
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Lightsaber?
- Thread starter HairyChest
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That's OK. Disney can sell you another!Yeah, that's the drawing I was basing my theory on
Looks like it would break easily
91JLovesDisney
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corran horn
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I bet these are for castmember use either in GE 'shows' or the star cruiser with some level of interactivity. They're not for dueling.
Supreme Leader
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I imagine this thing works kinda like a tape measure.... hopefully it's not as flimsy 
waltography
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There's also another video later in the thread that shows some of the details people noticed in the media preview.
Stupido
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I mean, yeah... it would be a dark day in Disney before they start handing out weapons and letting guests hack each other into pieces.
91JLovesDisney
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Woohoo! Called it!!
corran horn
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well, I don't know about 'handing out' but they do sell the current ones that people could potentially club each other with.
Point being, these aren't designed for such use. They'll easily break.
Magicians will likely be familiar with how this lightsaber effect is executed. And with that, what I find most interesting about this application is that it can be value-engineered to death and still look amazing. It's a very visual effect.
It'll be interesting to see what Disney does with this one. My concerns are simple: Cost, Durability and Design. If they fail on those points or price it too high, it going to come off very cheap and gimmicky, IMHO. Based on the final design and how it's marketed; this has the potential to be a real gamechanger for Disney.
It'll be interesting to see what Disney does with this one. My concerns are simple: Cost, Durability and Design. If they fail on those points or price it too high, it going to come off very cheap and gimmicky, IMHO. Based on the final design and how it's marketed; this has the potential to be a real gamechanger for Disney.
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corran horn
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I think if Disney wanted 'realistic' lightsaber-play in shows or on the starcruiser they could either do the sort of setup they had in the old USF Ghostbusters 'show' (with optical tricks) or do something like this.
Epcot_Imagineer
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I am amazed by the amount of people that saw the headline "D'amaro shows off lightsaber" and immediately thought the people over at WDI had created some physics breaking super weapon.
thequeuelinelectures
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I’m not convinced this will even be sold as a product in GE. I think it really could just be the training sabers on the galactic star cruiser and not for sale.
the_rich
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I agree. It could be used as an exclusive to push the star cruiser.
If sold to parkgoers, even as a premium upcharge at Savi's... there's still going to be a laundry list of instructions with regards to handling and care. These won't be battle friendly kid toys. Using them for that purpose will assuredly render them useless.
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JoeCamel
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They have to put a speaker in it with a vibration that gives a buzz when extended or retracted. Swzzoooppp
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corran horn
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I would bet against something that could be so easily broken being released widely.