Your next trip to Batuu just got a little brighter! Savi’s Workshop at Walt Disney World and Disneyland has unveiled an updated “Protection and Defense” lightsaber theme, plus new effects and enhanced features to bring your Jedi dreams to life. Grab your kyber crystal and read on for all the details from the Disney Parks Blog, we promise, these are the updates you’re looking for!
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October 5, 2026: Discover an Updated Hilt Theme and New Lightsaber Upgrades
Preserved in the Jedi archives and safeguarded for generations, an updated hilt theme awaits new builders eager to forge their very own lightsaber.
In the latest series of the “Protection and Defense” hilt theme, guests can choose to build their own custom lightsaber, featuring striking white finishes and rich gold detailing.
Adorned with mysterious ancient Jedi iconography, each lightsaber celebrates the optimism and grandeur of the High Republic while honoring those who dedicated themselves to protecting others. Carrying the legacy of the High Republic into a new era, this theme reflects a time when the Order stood as a symbol of peace and hope across the galaxy.
Inside the workshop, you’ll also be able to experience even more excitement. Each lightsaber chassis and blade, no matter the hilt theme, has been enhanced with brand-new features like a thermal cutting effect, a spinning effect, and deflection effects. Plus, upgraded audio quality and smoother blade activation now creates an even more immersive experience.
When paired with special, “cracked” Kyber crystals, a color-change effect can additionally be unlocked with a quick flick of the wrist, showcasing the inner battle between the light side and the dark side of the Force.
Ready to transform these scattered and reclaimed parts into elegant tools that symbolize the balance of the Force? Purchase is required and advanced reservations are highly encouraged for this experience at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
April 25, 2025:Reclaim and Reforge New Savi’s Workshop Lightsabers
The remains of ancient battles, crashed ships and other abandoned pieces of scrap can be found all over the galaxy. To most people it may look like junk, but to the resourceful Jedi, it may just be the key to constructing a new lightsaber.
In the new hilt theme titled “Reclaimed and Reforged,” guests will be able to build their own lightsabers from scraps that have been scavenged from the distant reaches of the galaxy’s outer rim and have made their way to Batuu. When brought together, they form something entirely new — yet forever bound to the mysteries of the past.
Each guest’s story begins the moment they meet one of Savi’s Gatherers outside his workshop, where they will choose one available hilt theme for their experience. While “Reclaimed and Reforged” is only available for a limited time, guests can still choose from four other themes year-round inside Savi’s Workshop:
Peace and Justice
Power and Control
Elemental Nature
Protection and Defense
Next, guests will enter the workshop and begin to assemble their hilt, where parts will be provided based on their theme and identifiable cloisonné pin. Above, guests can see a few parts available from “Reclaimed and Reforged”, where each box of parts includes:
1 hilt
4 sleeves (pick 2)
2 emitters (pick 1)
2 pommel caps (pick 1)
2 sets of activation plates and switches (pick 1 set)
Once the hilt is completed and any unused parts are returned to Savi’s inventory, it will finally be time to connect the hilt to a lightsaber blade!
Whether the chosen kyber crystal makes your blade ignite red, blue, green, or violet is up to you – will you follow the ways of the Jedi, or harness the dark side of the Force like the Sith?
For even more details on Star Wars fun across Disney Parks before jumping into hyperspace, get updates here on the Disney Parks Blog and follow along with @DisneyParks socials for the latest news on all things Star Wars coming to Disney Experiences.
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