Planet of Batuu to feature in upcoming book ahead of Star Wars Galaxy's Edge opening

Apr 02, 2018 in "Star Wars Galaxy's Edge"

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Posted: Monday April 2, 2018 12:56pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

The upcoming 'Thrawn: Alliances' book will introduce readers to the planet of Batuu, the remote outpost that will be the setting for the Star Wars Galaxy's Edge lands when they open in 2019.

'Thrawn: Alliances' will be released on July 24 2018, and finds Grand Admiral Thrawn and Darth Vader joining forces for a secret mission. You can read more about the story with an excerpt at starwars.com.

This new book will be the second time that Batuu has been part of a Star Wars story, with Star Tours receiving an update in November 2017 to include a visit to Batuu.

Planet of Batuu

Walt Disney Imagineering's Scott Trowbridge described Batuu:

This remote outpost on the galaxy’s edge was once a busy crossroads along the old sub-lightspeed trade routes, but its prominence was bypassed by the rise of hyperspace travel. Now home to those who prefer to stay out of the mainstream, it has become a thriving port for smugglers, rogue traders and adventurers traveling between the frontier and uncharted space. It’s also a convenient safe haven for those intent on avoiding the expanding reach of the First Order. While Batuu may be new to us, it is clearly already familiar to many characters from the Star Wars saga as a stepping off point for epic adventures.

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Mireille10 hours ago

I definitely understand people not feeling like it's worth the price. I'm not a huge Star Wars fan anymore but my last trip I decided to do it. It was a surprisingly emotional experience. It felt like a taste of the Starcruiser experience in that you ARE in Savi's workshop and Savi himself (is it always a him?) leads you through an almost ceremonial process of assembling your lightsaber. It's 15-20 minutes, but it really is a top notch experience. The CM playing Savi was really, really good and the lightsaber itself feels hefty and high quality. I would never try to convince someone to drop the money, but I had no regrets. My biggest worry was what I'd do with it on my flight home, but fortunately, they just let me put it in the overhead.

networkpro1 day ago

Perhaps an over estimation on its popularity ?

Landry1 day ago

I'm still mad that Florida is $25 more dollars than California. There's also 0 dates sold out except for May 4 from May 4th-10th.

HauntedPirate1 day ago

"Joe, we only had 15 of 16 people show up for your lightsaber building session. I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go."

networkpro1 day ago

Budgeting for those performing roles must be difficult without supporting revenue.

DisneyRoy1 day ago

The price is actually on par with some custom built sabers you can find online. Not sure the quality difference. But you also get the "show" in Galaxy's Edge. https://saberforge.com/collections/elite-sabers/products/prodigal-son

JohnD1 day ago

You're being tongue and cheek. I get it. Still, reservations were made with an expectation of payment. Then there are no shows. I'm surprised they didn't set it up as pay at time of reservation to begin with, like dessert parties.

HauntedPirate1 day ago

They must have had enough people no-show that it cut into revenue targets. Can’t have that.

Rteetz1 day ago

I have done both. Savi's is a much better more intimate experience of the two. Is it worth another $150? I don't know. I also did it before the price hike so I "saved" a little bit there. I am glad I did it but wouldn't do it again probably.

UNCgolf2 days ago

I haven't done the lightsaber building (and never will at that price; I'm not that interested) but I have done the droid building because my GF wanted to try it. It's definitely not worth the price. The droid itself is neat enough, but it feels like the "experience" is the reason for the price and there's very little to it.

MagicHappens19712 days ago

It’s definetly pricey, but it’s not *that* much more than a Legacy Saber and it is an incredible experience.

imagineer972 days ago

I'm sure this has been discussed ad nauseum on here, but how could anyone think this is worth the price?

DCBaker2 days ago

For those making reservations at Savi's Workshop - Handbuilt Lightsabers, be aware that Disney says full payment is now due at the time of booking vs the payment being due upon arrival at the location.

Incomudro5 days ago

Her stoic personality is the result of poor directors who don't know how direct a strong female character without portraying one as personality less, bland, dull person, with no emotions. They (various directors) do this constantly now