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Custom Star Wars Lightsabers Experience
My recent trip to Disney World included a visit to Hollywood Studios – a park I haven’t been to in years! Since then they have added the popular Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge section. From riding Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run to being hawk-watched by Storm Troopers, the whole area is a different galaxy, however it’s secret gem is Savi’s Handbuilt Lightsaber Workshop. Reservations are needed for this experience. Keep reading below to learn how to make them!
Important Information About Reservations
Reservations for Savi’s Handbuilt Lightsaber Workshop will go live 60 days prior to your park visit date. I highly recommended making your reservation as soon as it becomes available as they can go fast, and the chance of a walk-up spot being open is very slim. The cost of the workshop is $219.99 per person, plus tax. This includes the 20-minute experience, one 31″ custom lightsaber, one carrying case, and a souvenir pin. A credit card is required to make the reservation, but will not be charged until the day of the workshop when you check in. In addition to your workshop reservation, you will also need a valid park ticket and park reservation to Hollywood Studios for that same day. Workshop cancellations must be done at least one day prior to avoid cancellation fees.
Choosing Your Hilt Style
After checking in with a Gatherer at Savi’s Workshop, you will be presented with four hilt themes to choose from: Peace & Justice, Power & Control, Elemental Nature, and Protection & Defense. The style you choose will determine which hilt pieces you’ll obtain to create your lightsaber. After deciding, the Gatherer will hand you a check-in card and a souvenir enamel pin that corresponds with your theme (shown above). They were to be worn on the left side over your heart, visible for the Gatherers to see. I picked Protection & Defense. The pins were a nice surprise momento!
Building Your Lightsaber
Once everyone has checked in, the group will be led inside by Gatherers to your building post. They then brought out your respected kit of parts based on your pin’s theme. These were numbered and sorted for you to choose from as you assembled your hilt. First we got to pick our crystal: violet, blue, green, or red (I chose violet). Next, the Gatherers led us through the creation of our custom hilt and igniting our lightsabers in a special chamber. It was magical! I loved how my hilt turned out and seeing everyone activate their lightsaber was really cool. Definitely a unique experience that you can’t do anywhere else!
Tips for After the Workshop
Now that you have your lightsaber, it’s time to take pictures around Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. We had purchased a Disney Memory Maker when booking our park tickets (highly recommend), so we found a Disney PhotoPass cast member to take photos of us together with our lightsabers! They did a great job and provided us with a lot of options to choose from. Since we wanted to continue our day at the park, and not deal with the lightsabers on the flight home, we dropped off our carrying cases at Droid Depot to be shipped. Both items were sent to one address for around $35 with standard shipping.
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