Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Droid Depot- How To Build A Droid & Pricing

Here are the ones behind Droid Depot-

The Droid Depot is not a regular shop of what you might think are “toy” droids. The Droid Depot is a highly-themed Star Wars environment and the crazy details that are inside will make you just stare in amazement. Inside the Droid Depot, there are droids everywhere, of every shape and  every size, you will find lots of audio-animatronic droids moving around in the background and on the walls.

Because Galaxy’s Edge is so new, the Droid Depot is going to be crowded for quite some time. If you get there early enough or if the crowds aren’t too bad, you can walk right in. Otherwise you need to make a reservation for this experience.

• The experience is limited to One droid builder, along with one guest.
• At least one person must be 14 years old or more.
• The Droid Depot experience is subject to availability and reservations may be required.
• Arrive on time. If reservations are required, late arrivals may not be allowed entrance.

Here are the Droid Types:

Photo Courtesy of Disney

The regular astromech droids are the main focus of customers entering the Droid Depot and there are two types of astromech units: R-series (this is the classic R2-D2 style) and the BB-series made famous by BB-8 in the recent trilogy.

Before getting started here are a few important things to keep in mind:

Also the experience and offerings available are subject to change without notice, so it’s possible they could be out of a certain type of part or droid unit during your time there. This is going to depend on how popular the droids are.

These droids use Bluetooth® technology to communicate with other astromech droid units as well as certain other elements and objects on Batuu and at Disney Parks and Resorts.

Here is a video preview of the droids that are available courtesy of Star Wars Weblog

Here is the droid pricing and what comes with your droid-

• $99.99 per astromech droid unit, plus tax
• Carry box and instructions – used for carrying your droid around the park with you
• Personality-affiliation chips – these give your droid personality and make him come to life, but they are NOT included with the normal price and are an extra charge.
• Nonrefundable – once you build your custom astromech droid unit, that’s it. You can’t get your money back so choose wisely.
• Discounts – there are NO discounts available for the droids, including annual passholders

So to build one of the customized droid units costs $99.99, plus tax. That includes the instructions and carrying case. That’s a high price, but honestly I was expecting more, especially after seeing how much the lightsabers from Savi’s Workshop cost!

However that price is without any of the accessories or personality chips which can add up fast. A fully decked-out droid my easily cost you $200-$300, if you really want to customize it.

But the customizable droids aren’t the only ones you can buy in the Droid Depot, if you’ve rich and really want a full-size remote controlled R2-D2 droids you can fully customize to your liking. Which looks and acts just like the R2D2 we see in the Star Wars movies and it is selling for a $25,000!

So now your probably wondering, how do I build one? Well, first thing you need to do is head to the clerk and decide which one the R series or the BB series astromech droid. Once you do that they will give you the blueprints to build it, and a basket to collect the parts in. Once you have these things, you then head over to the parts station to start the building process.

Once at the parts station after you have selected the type of droid you want, you’ll choose from a variety different droid parts which come to you on a conveyor belt. Each style of droid has 4 different parts you need to choose from to customize yours. They are:

BB-Series

• Dome
• Dome Connection Plate
• Body Sphere
• Motivator

R-Series

• Dome
• Body
• Center Leg
• Set of Side-Legs

There are lots of different styles for each part type, so mix and match however you like. Just make sure you choose one style of each part type. Once you finish, it’s time to put it all together, now it’s time to go to the build station. At the build station you will follow the directions on the place mat in front of you, or up on the monitor which will walk you through putting it all together in the right order. Once you have completed building your droid, you will be given a remote control which you can use to activate it and watch your droid come to life, then you can start using it.

It’s a pretty awesome experience for any Star Wars fan. Are you planning on making a droid at the Droid Depot? Have you already made a droid at the Droid Depot?  Tell us in the comments below.

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