Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Shopping and Merchandise: Savi’s, Droid Depot and More!

[Revan46]

Physically impossible actually. Closest anyone has gotten is with a nearly black day blade with a crackle design on it. You can't produce an actual darksaber because black is the absence of visible color. Now, a blacklightsaber, that I could be down for, ya dig?

I dig. And yeah, I had a feeling was physically impossible, but I like to avoid definitive yes and no answers in these situations. After all, only a Sith deals in absolutes.

 

[PendingPeril]

How have the lines been at Dok's since the holidays? Someone on reddit mentioned having to wait 90 minutes just to purchase a legacy. Is it anything like that now?

 

[Revan46]

How have the lines been at Dok's since the holidays? Someone on reddit mentioned having to wait 90 minutes just to purchase a legacy. Is it anything like that now?

When I was there Monday, by about 11 a.m. ET it was a 45 minute wait to go in for the Legacy. You can still get in if you just want to look around, buy some Kyber crystals or other things, it's only the Legacy sabers part that is a line-up (at least again, on Monday it was).

 

[Zombie]

Weird sound/battery life on lightsaber?

So there's been a strange sound intermittently happening in our house. It's almost like an old dial telephone ring -- just once. We are thinking it's our lightsaber. While we were checking it this morning it made a sound similar (though not exactly like what we were hearing from a distance). It was off when it made this sound.

So do the lightsabers make a sound when their battery is almost dead? (The lightsaber does still turn on but after this sound we had to push the switch twice to get it to go).

And what is the battery life on the sabres? We're sort of annoyed if the battery is dead, as we only did the sabre workshop on Dec. 9. So barely a month and the battery is dead. We have barely had the sabre on in the month beyond Savi's and then a handful of times to show it off over the holidays. It was never on for more than about 2-3 minutes at a time. Not extended play or it lit up on display. On-off. That's about it. It's mostly just been sitting in the provided case in a closet for 'safe keeping'. Because where/how do you realistically display these things?

For anyone who's also had to change the batteries -- feedback about where/how to change them would be great. I'm about to look it up. EDIT: Researched and see that this is a problem plaguing the sabres. Disappointing. More disappointing our battery pack is WEDGED badly into the bottom component of the hilt. It's beyond stuck. We can't get it out. So anyone who's had experience with that and has any ideas on how to get the battery pack out -- it'd be much appreciated. Let's just leave it as the whole lightsaber 'experience' (couple with a crying baby were allowed into the workshop. Understand but made it really hard to hear and stay in the moment -- or feel the 'magic' and 'immersiveness' of the moment. Mixed feelings about the whole situation but there is part of us that feels for that price -- babies shouldn't be allowed it, 'rider swap' type situation should be allowed for those parents and/or they should've been escorted out immediately when the child started crying.) and the now the product itself has been a bit of a dud for our family.

And also just feedback on battery life after you put new batteries in would be appreciated. If these things are going to die even when not in use we'll likely just keep some batteries in stock for when it is wanted on and not bother with it otherwise.

You'd think for how much that 'experience' and product cost they could give you batteries that have power beyond a 'demo' mode life.

 

[Zombie]

Battery life on droids?

We made two droids on Dec. 9. They've only been slightly played with in the month that's followed. A handful of times at about 10 minutes at a time. Though, lots of vocalizations button mashing in that period.

We went to use both of our droids yesterday and the batteries appear to be dead. For the past two weeks with the holidays and extra clutter and visitors and travel happening they have not been played with. They've been in their boxes.

What's the battery life like on these droids? What have other people experienced?

We're pretty disappointed that with such little play the batteries provided are already dead. For the cost, you'd hope they were giving you more than 'demo' mode type batteries in the units.

For reference, the droids do turn on and move initially, though very slowly. But then they make a single 'sad' vocalization and turn off. It's pretty clearly telling us the batteries are in need of changing.

We're having a similar experience with our lightsaber -- with even less use in the month. Very disappointing.

 

[yulilin3]

Battery life on droids?

We made two droids on Dec. 9. They've only been slightly played with in the month that's followed. A handful of times at about 10 minutes at a time. Though, lots of vocalizations button mashing in that period.

We went to use both of our droids yesterday and the batteries appear to be dead. For the past two weeks with the holidays and extra clutter and visitors and travel happening they have not been played with. They've been in their boxes.

What's the battery life like on these droids? What have other people experienced?

We're pretty disappointed that with such little play the batteries provided are already dead. For the cost, you'd hope they were giving you more than 'demo' mode type batteries in the units.

For reference, the droids do turn on and move initially, though very slowly. But then they make a single 'sad' vocalization and turn off. It's pretty clearly telling us the batteries are in need of changing.

We're having a similar experience with our lightsaber -- with even less use in the month. Very disappointing.

did you turn both the droid and remote off or did the droid just fall asleep? I had to change the batteries on the droid after one day because I didn't turn it off

 

[Zombie]

did you turn both the droid and remote off or did the droid just fall asleep? I had to change the batteries on the droid after one day because I didn't turn it off

The droids were definitely off.

 

[yulilin3]

The droids were definitely off.

yeah, after I changed the batteries I have not needed to change them since, I bought my R unit in early August, and play with it like once a week

 

[Zombie]

Stuck battery pack on Savi's lightsabers?

Anyone got any experience or suggestions on how to get it out? Ones that won't damage the plastic component the batteries are in.

This is the first time we've taken off the bottom of the hilt (sabre only built on Dec. 9) and have found the battery pack to be beyond stuck. It's really wedged in there.

 

[dagored]

Weird sound/battery life on lightsaber?

So there's been a strange sound intermittently happening in our house. It's almost like an old dial telephone ring -- just once. We are thinking it's our lightsaber. While we were checking it this morning it made a sound similar (though not exactly like what we were hearing from a distance). It was off when it made this sound.

So do the lightsabers make a sound when their battery is almost dead? (The lightsaber does still turn on but after this sound we had to push the switch twice to get it to go).

And what is the battery life on the sabres? We're sort of annoyed if the battery is dead, as we only did the sabre workshop on Dec. 9. So barely a month and the battery is dead. We have barely had the sabre on in the month beyond Savi's and then a handful of times to show it off over the holidays. It was never on for more than about 2-3 minutes at a time. Not extended play or it lit up on display. On-off. That's about it. It's mostly just been sitting in the provided case in a closet for 'safe keeping'. Because where/how do you realistically display these things?

For anyone who's also had to change the batteries -- feedback about where/how to change them would be great. I'm about to look it up.

And also just feedback on battery life after you put new batteries in would be appreciated. If these things are going to die even when not in use we'll likely just keep some batteries in stock for when it is wanted on and not bother with it otherwise.

You'd think for how much that 'experience' and product cost they could give you batteries that have power beyond a 'demo' mode life.

First, the batteries are cheap. Mine lasted over a month. Second, the switch is a bit sensitive. If I laid the saber down on the switch, the saber would sometime come back on, or it made intermittent noises. After changing the batteries and playing with the switch, the duracells are fairing much better and the saber has not made the sounds, yet.

I remove the blade first. Then unscrew the bottom of the hilt and the battery cage can be removed. It has screws that need removed and then, reverse the process. There are youtube videos explaining this.

 

[Zombie]

First, the batteries are cheap. Mine lasted over a month. Second, the switch is a bit sensitive. If I laid the saber down on the switch, the saber would sometime come back on, or it made intermittent noises. After changing the batteries and playing with the switch, the duracells are fairing much better and the saber has not made the sounds, yet.

I remove the blade first. Then unscrew the bottom of the hilt and the battery cage can be removed. It has screws that need removed and then, reverse the process. There are youtube videos explaining this.

Watched. Our battery pack is stuck. Completely wedged. Doesn't even budge.

EDIT: Saw the solution on another board. Got the battery pack out. Still disappointed with the battery life and switch issue on these expensive 'display' 'toys'

 

[Revan46]

I'll be honest, I'm not surprised. I find often the batteries provided at experiences like this are always horrible. They ask for a fair amount of money and I mean in this case, at least the experience itself is really enjoyable too, BUT I do find they give demo batteries which last very little time. Just personal experience please note, but again just not surprised.

 

[brad813]

Stuck battery pack on Savi's lightsabers?

Anyone got any experience or suggestions on how to get it out? Ones that won't damage the plastic component the batteries are in.

This is the first time we've taken off the bottom of the hilt (sabre only built on Dec. 9) and have found the battery pack to be beyond stuck. It's really wedged in there.

I would recommend getting some good rechargeable batteries for both. I don't really know on the Droids, but lightsabers(both Disney and third-party like Ultrasabers, Saberforge, and Vader's Vault) are known to be very hard on batteries.

I found these instructions on sabersourcing(free reference site). I should not that on step two where it says wiggle, you may have to give it a bit of a shake. Hope this helps.

Instructions for Changing Savi’s Workshop Lightsaber Batteries
1. To access the battery pack, first unscrew the pommel (endcap). The black cylinder under the pommel is the battery pack.
2. Remove the battery pack from the hilt (sometimes the battery pack is wedged in so you may need to wiggle it a bit to remove it).
3. Next, in order to access the 3 AAA batteries, use a small Phillips screwdriver to loosen the Phillips-head screw on the side of the battery pack. DO NOT remove the three screws on the bottom of the battery pack. Removing the three screws on the bottom DO NOT help you access the batteries.
4. After loosening the screw, slide off the casing to reveal the batteries. Keep the screw in a safe place so you don’t lose it.
5. Replace the batteries, slide the casing back over the batteries, and tighten the screw on the side of the battery pack.
6. Slide the battery pack back into the hilt by finding the red arrow on the battery pack and aligning the arrow to another red arrow inside the hilt. Matching the arrows allows the battery pack to slide back into the hilt properly.
7. Screw the pommel onto the hilt and enjoy! The lightsaber will make a brief sound and slightly illuminate the kyber crystal, indicating that the hilt registers the battery pack.

 

[brad813]

Has anyone been having any trouble booking Savi's and Droid Depot? When I got to book a reservation, I either get a not authorized page or a something went wrong error. I only have 10 days to book an appointment.

 

[yulilin3]

Has anyone been having any trouble booking Savi's and Droid Depot? When I got to book a reservation, I either get a not authorized page or a something went wrong error. I only have 10 days to book an appointment.

I just checked and it's letting me book for either. I used the link straight from the app

 

[brad813]

I just checked and it's letting me book for either. I used the link straight from the app

Wasn't sure if it was their server or my computer. I will keep trying. Last minute plans.

Update: The issue is specifically through the 29th for some reason. Guess I may have to call Disney.

 

[RememberWhoYouAre]

Wasn't sure if it was their server or my computer. I will keep trying. Last minute plans.

Update: The issue is specifically through the 29th for some reason. Guess I may have to call Disney.

Yesterday I booked Savi's for the 19th. I was stalking the site for days for something good to pop up that worked for us. What I noticed is that it will say "something went wrong" if no time is available during that particular time. It was a pain, but I kept clicking on "morning", "afternoon", and "evening" for any of the days I was interested in. I did this multiples a day. If a time is available, it will show up. They go super quick! If no time is available, it will give you the error message.
Also, I kept seeing early morning or late times pop up (7am-ish times or 8pm-ish times). Don't give up!

 

[brad813]

Yesterday I booked Savi's for the 19th. I was stalking the site for days for something good to pop up that worked for us. What I noticed is that it will say "something went wrong" if no time is available during that particular time. It was a pain, but I kept clicking on "morning", "afternoon", and "evening" for any of the days I was interested in. I did this multiples a day. If a time is available, it will show up. They go super quick! If no time is available, it will give you the error message.
Also, I kept seeing early morning or late times pop up (7am-ish times or 8pm-ish times). Don't give up!

Thanks. I was honestly wondering what was going on. Never had a problem getting into the system before, but had to do a last minute replanning of the trip, moving the trip on both dates and coast.

 

[tink fan]

Can personality chips be purchased outside Hollywood Studios?

 

[yulilin3]

Can personality chips be purchased outside Hollywood Studios?

no they are only inside the Droid Depot