Star Wars fans got another look at that new retractable lightsaber headed for the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser in a video from Walt Disney Imagineering. The Innovation Showcase highlights all the different attractions at various parks across the world. But for fans of the Jedi and the Sith, the Galaxy’s Edge sections have to be particularly exciting. Getting the animatronics to work as intended is no easy task. There’s so much research and iteration that goes into something as small as having droids roll back and forth. But, it’s an entirely different ballgame when it comes to something as grand as these retractable lightsabers making their way into the hands of guests at the parks. That’s the grand endgame that Disney is planning on for this particular invention. It will be exciting to see it evolve as the Starcruiser opens in 2022. Here’s what a press release for the lightsaber said when it was first announced.
