Disney's Hollywood Studios · Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge
Savi's Workshop: Handbuilt Lightsabers
A twenty-minute paid ceremony where you assemble a custom lightsaber hilt from four design themes; around $250 plus tax as of July 2026.
Ride facts
- Type
- Interactive game
- Height
- Any height
- Intensity
- Very gentle
- Motion sickness
- No motion risk
- Getting wet
- Stay dry
- Indoor / outdoor
- Indoor
- Air conditioned
- Yes
- Rider Switch
- Not offered
Last verified July 2026
What it is
Savi's Workshop is a paid experience rather than an attraction, and it is the most expensive thing a guest can do inside Hollywood Studios on an ordinary day. You reserve a slot, you pay roughly $250 plus tax as of July 2026, and you spend twenty minutes in a dim workshop building a lightsaber hilt from a tray of parts under the direction of a performer.
The build itself is real in a limited sense. You choose one of four design themes, then select from a tray of hilt components within that theme, and physically screw the pieces together. The blade, a metal hilt, a carry case and a belt clip come with it. It is a substantial physical object, not a toy, and it comes apart and reassembles.
Whether it is worth the money depends entirely on whether you want the object or the moment. As a souvenir, it is expensive but genuinely well made and it holds resale value. As an experience, twenty minutes is short and the ceremony leans heavily on the performer's ability to sell it. A great host makes it the best twenty minutes of the trip; an indifferent one makes it a retail transaction with candles.
What riding it is actually like
You check in at a small door in the Black Spire Outpost marketplace and wait in an anteroom. Groups are around fourteen builders, each allowed one guest to accompany them, and the room is tight. A performer opens the session with a short piece of theater and then introduces the four hilt themes.
After you choose a theme, a tray comes out with parts: emitter, sleeve, pommel, activation plate and a kyber crystal in a color you select. You build in stages, following the performer's pacing, and there is a genuinely well-staged moment at the end when the whole room activates the blades together in a dark room. That moment is what people pay for.
The whole thing runs about twenty minutes. Afterward you carry the finished saber in a hard case, which is bulky. If you are riding anything with a lap restraint for the rest of the day, plan on a locker or a resort delivery.
Is Savi's Workshop: Handbuilt Lightsabers scary?
The room dims and the presentation has a solemn, ceremonial tone that occasionally reads as spooky to very young children. Nothing jumps out and nobody is threatened. The bigger risk is boredom for a child under six during the talking portions.
Scores are editorial, on a 1–5 scale, judged against what frightens a typical four- to seven-year-old rather than an adult.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair
- Stay in your wheelchair or ECV
- Audio description
- Not offered
- Handheld captioning
- Not offered
- Assistive listening
- Not offered
- Sign language
- Not offered
- Service animals
- Permitted on board
The workshop is step-free with standing-height build stations, and a cast member will lower a station or bring parts to a seated guest. The room is small and dim, and the group stands close together for about twenty minutes, which is worth knowing if crowding is a problem.
Tips that actually help
- Book the earliest slot of the day. The room is coolest, the performers are freshest, and you avoid carrying a large case around for eight hours.
- Only the builder gets a saber; each builder may bring one guest into the room. A family of four with two builders needs two reservations.
- Reservations open on the app and by phone well in advance and the good slots go quickly, but cancellations release constantly. Check the day before.
- The hard case does not fit in a ride locker at some attractions. Ask about package delivery to the front of the park, or to your Disney resort if you are staying on property.
- Repeat visitors: the four hilt themes have not changed, but the individual parts within each tray have been revised, so a second build produces a genuinely different hilt rather than a duplicate.
Timing
- Best time to ride
- The first reservation slot of the day, before the marketplace fills and before you are carrying anything else.
- Typical wait
- Reservation only. No standby, no walk-up availability on most days.
- Lightning Lane
- Standby only
Savi's Workshop: Handbuilt Lightsabers: common questions
How much does Savi's Workshop cost?
Around $250 plus tax as of July 2026 for one builder and one lightsaber. Prices have risen roughly annually since it opened, so treat that as a floor rather than a fixed figure and check the app when you book.
Do you need a reservation for Savi's Workshop?
Effectively yes. Reservations open in advance through the Disney app and by phone, and walk-up availability is rare. Cancellations do release, so it is worth checking the app the day before and the morning of.
Can more than one person build a lightsaber in the same session?
Yes, but each builder needs their own paid reservation. Each builder may bring one non-building guest into the room to watch, and that guest does not pay.
Is there an age or height requirement?
No height requirement. Children can build, though the assembly involves small threaded parts and most families find a child under about seven needs an adult's hands. The talking portions test the patience of very young children.
Can you take the lightsaber on rides and on a plane?
The hilt disassembles and the blade detaches, which is what makes it packable. It does not fit in every ride locker assembled, so plan to use package pickup at the front of the park. For flights, pack it in checked luggage.