Not gonna lie, I thought they were christmas ornaments at first lol. I'd be more interested if they had a unique flavor for Batuu. Otherwise, I don't think I enjoy Star Wars (or $5 sodas) enough to be excited.
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Looks like not a whole lot of new information was imparted at the panel today.
I did find a clip of the discussion about the music, and that first snippet of the new cantina piece sounds VERY in line with the classic cantina music from A NEW HOPE, right down to some of that steel drum action going on. If it’s not a John Williams composition, somebody’s done a great job imitating his style for those pieces.
I still think they should be playing the classics as part of the set, though.
I did find a clip of the discussion about the music, and that first snippet of the new cantina piece sounds VERY in line with the classic cantina music from A NEW HOPE, right down to some of that steel drum action going on. If it’s not a John Williams composition, somebody’s done a great job imitating his style for those pieces.
I still think they should be playing the classics as part of the set, though.
Of course. They want to sell you something that holds less soda, but they can get away with charging more per ounce because "it looks cool".
We have yet to see what Disney’s exact pricing will be, but I don’t think that’s really a fair assumption considering Coke doesn’t even do that when they sell this style. The round bottles have always cost less than the regular bottles when they pop in stores.
Thats the difference between promotion in stores and premium in a theme park.
Some "build your own lightsaber" examples are apparently on display at Star Wars Celebration today, and - unfortunately - it looks like the hilts are plastic. The "legacy replica" hilts seem to be metal, however.
If the customizable hilts are, in fact, plastic, I'm certainly not going to pay $110 for one.
If the customizable hilts are, in fact, plastic, I'm certainly not going to pay $110 for one.
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They look somewhat higher-end than the current build-a-lightsaber offerings... but yeah. I'm disappointed in the materials being used.
They can't really charge $100+ for just a hilt like that, can they?
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I think some look meh...but the ones in the last picture actually look decent. I super-zoomed on the image and from the reflection it definitely looks to be metal-plated at least.
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For the experience, I’ll end up coughing up the $100+ on my honeymoon, but like Olivander’s I won’t do it again.
I can’t shell out that much for one that looks like that, but at least they’re metal
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I really only think one or two look distinctly cheap, but it also may the combination of pieces together (this happened with the old plastic ones too.) In my eyes, I’m paying for the experience.
I'd be interested to see if you can do the experience without buying one
I'm curious what the price differences between customizable hilts and "Legacy" hilts will be. The Legacy ones look very nice.
