If you’re assimilating into the world of Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and its village, Black Spire Outpost, you’re going to need a mechanical sidekick. And there’s a Droid Depot for that!
Droid Depot
Droid Depot is an industrial workshop with a collection of droid parts — and visitors can select from those parts to customize a droid of their very own! If you aren’t looking to customize and just want to pick a droid friend from a selection of premade droids, there are options for you as well.
Creating your Droid
You’ll have to decide if you want to build a droid from the BB-series (think BB-8-style) or from the R-series (like R2-D2). The depot’s clerk will hand you a blueprint and a basket before you move on to the Parts Station.
Pick Your Droid Parts!
Here you’ll select parts from a conveyor belt laden with miscellaneous parts. Use your blueprint to get one of everything you need. For the BB-series, you’ll need a dome, dome connection plate, body sphere, and motivator. For the R-series, select a body, dome, center leg, and a pair of side-legs.
Droid Building Diagrams
Once you’ve collected the parts required to build your droid, move onto the Build Station, and use your blueprints and “placemat” instructions to assemble your droid. (Note: Droid builders will only be allowed to bring one other person with them into the build experience, and one of the two must be 14 or older.)
Build Your Droid at the Droid Depot
When your droid is assembled, a depot clerk will pair your droid with a remote control, and you and your new sidekick will be released into Black Spire Outpost.
Bluetooth Technology
But the fun doesn’t stop there. Your astromech droid will use Bluetooth technology to interact with other droids and with the land itself. That’s right: your droid will be able to respond to and be triggered by things in the environment of Black Spire Outpost, making this purchase ($99.99 for a droid and its carry case!) part of the immersive experience of Galaxy’s Edge.
Customization
And if you want to add even more to your droid, the Droid Depot also offers optional customization for an additional cost. So your droid will be all yours — from nuts to bolts.
Customize Your Droid
Additional Merchandise
And if you want to show Black Spire Outpost just how much you love your droid (or droids in general!), you have to see the other merchandise you’ll find when visiting Droid Depot!
Merch at the Droid Depot
If you love R2, then you’ll likely be in love with the R2-D2 Headband. We were surprised by the quality and detail.
R2-D2 Light-Up Headband
Even the back has R2’s little gizmos and gadgets!
R2-D2 Light-Up Headband
And believe it or not, your R2 headband comes to life!
R2-D2 Light-Up Droid Headband
That’s right: pop in some batteries, and your headband will beep and light up! It takes a couple of batteries, but they’re included.
Battery Instructions
If you’re into the newer model, you can pick up a BB-8 headband too! Both droid headbands cost $29.99.
BB-8 Headband
If you’d prefer some new wardrobe pieces that don’t talk back, try one of these Droid Depot shirts on for size!
Droid Depot Shirts
There are also plenty of figurines, key chains, and puzzles for your shopping pleasure.
Droid Depot Bags and More Merch
And a bag to keep it all in!
Droid Depot Bag – Up Close!
Don’t forget to top it all off with a baseball cap 😉
Droid Depot Shirts and MORE
If you’re looking for some droid help in the kitchen, you can take home one of these (really awesome!) R2-D2 bowls!
R2-D2 Bowls!
There’s plenty of other kitchen-ware as well, including plates, tongs, oven mitts, and tea towels featuring everyone’s favorite droid.
R2-D2 Plates
R2-D2 Oven Mitts
Kitchen Tongs
Droid Depot Tea Towels
Don’t forget the mug to round out your collection!
R2-D2 Mug
Droid fans can also pick up jewelry…
Droid Depot Jewelry
…and pins and decals.
Droid Depot Pins
Droid Depot Decals
And if you’d prefer not to build your own droid, you can pick up your very own C-3PO, R2-D2 or DJ-RX3 — the famous Cantina DJ Droid!
C-3PO Figurine
R2-D2 and DJ R3X
These certainly ARE the droids you’re looking for. Roger, roger!
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June 3rd is our date. I’m getting an R5 unit with a Smuggler’s personality chip and a blaster. Not sure of the colors. Maybe black and silver. This all looks freaking amazing and I can’t wait!! Of course, I’ll be buying much more than that. I’ll need a wookie to carry it all to my car.
PDH, have a great time!
What is the cost on the droid backpack?
Don, the backpack is $39.99.
We want to pair our astrotech droid,where is located the pair button on the droid?
Jorge, AJ says it’s on the bottom by the switch.
Jorge and Sarah, i bought a packaged r2d2 but cant get it to sync up with the controller. how did you do it?
Sorry, Katey, I’m not 100% sure. I saw in a video that you can pair the custom built ones by pressing a button on the top of the remote. There may also be a pairing button on the bottom of the droid. Sorry I can’t be more specific, but I hope this helps!
Is there any way to order a droid online? I don’t think I can make it to the park anytime soon.
James, there are R2-D2 and BB-8 droids on ShopDisney, but there’s no option to build your own online.
Do you by any chance know the averageish weight of the droids. I was trying to figure out of it was going to weight our luggage down too much!
Thanks so much in advance!!
We landed at Baku on June 25th and it is totally worth the hype. We also walked away with 3 droids and a boatload of accessories. You need to go there.
How big are the $100 R and BB droids (i.e. dimensions)? I am trying to figure out if two will fit in a carryon bag, which is only allowed to be 9″ deep, or do I need to plan on having a checked bag to get them home?
Dawn, they’re just over a foot tall. They’re about nine inches in diameter, so they’ll be cutting it close for the carry-on bag. You could carry one on in the carry box and try to fit the second into the luggage, if they don’t both fit. If I can get some specifics, I’ll update you!.
Anyone know the weight of the droid? Looking to find out if they are too heavy to go in checked bags.
Thanks Sarah, any more info you can find would be great! Each kid has been saving up to build one, getting them home was the only concern! One wants to build a BB and the other wants to build an R unit, and I’m just trying to make sure we’ll be able to get them home safely!
Just got back to Australia and while there built my R2 unit but tge6y ran out of SD personality cards…. disecany one know where I can get one from…..
Just got back to Australia and while there built my R2 unit but they ran out of SD personality cards…. dose anyone know where I can get one from…..
Dawn, AJ built a R-Series droid, and the body of hers is about 8″ in diameter. If your luggage is 9″ deep, you should be fine for two droids in the carry-on. They’ll come in their carry boxes, which are handy for transporting them, though, if your kiddos want to carry them on. Whatever you decide, I hope you all have a great time. And high five to your kids for saving their money to build their droids! Very cool!
Hi! Can someone give me the rough dimensions of the BB droids? What about the dimensions of the droid backpack? I want to bring my backpack in case the droid ones are sold out. Thanks!
Droid Mom, the BB-series droids are about ten inches tall and seven inches in diameter at their largest points. You could also disassemble the large part of the droid and stack the halves if you need to make it smaller for your pack.
DFB Sarah, I clicked on your link to buy ready-made Droids online and it said No Results Found. Could they have discontinued selling them in the online store?
Toni, it looks like they’re not available online anymore. Bummer!
Hi DFB!! Can you tell me how strict driod depot is on the builder plus one rule? My son is building a driod I’m just wondering if both my husband and myself can go in with him. He is turning 9 while we are on our disney vacation and we wanted to surprise him with letting him build a driod.
Mandy, that’s a tough one. I’ve read that Disneyland Resort has allowed young children (like 3 and under) in with both parents, but I haven’t heard anything about kids who are older. It’s worth talking to the cast member when you check in, perhaps explaining that it’s his birthday soon/recently, and see if they’ll make an exception (you might get some Disney magic). If not, Droid Depot is also part store, and any guests can go inside Droid Depot to shop, so you could potentially still be close even if one of you can’t be in the build area. Good luck; I hope it works out for you! And have a fabulous birthday trip with your kiddo!
Are the initial batteries included? Or should we bring some with us?
SarahP, batteries included!
Do you know the dimentions for the controller (and about how far the buttons are from the edge?)? I want to make a my own backpack with a slot for the controller on the strap so I can make her beep and boop without having to fish around inside.
Is the backpack durable enough to be used as an actual backpack when not carrying a droid? Could a child use it for school for example? Thanks!
Do you need an appointment prior to getting there? To Build a droid?
Bryan, typically you do not need a reservation for Droid Depot, but reservations are possible and would help in ensuring you can do the experience, even if it’s busy.
Hi ummm how expensive are the droids?
Maxwell, the droids you build at Droid Depot are about $100.
I have two and they do “talk” to each other! Check out this excellent Youtube video on how the droids “react” in Galaxy’s Edge and how you can duplicate at home. Galaxy’s Edge Droid Bluetooth Signals Explained – Making droids react at home. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liKQ0LrN9q0
Does droid depot sell the spira medallions?
Do the custom built droids interact with the C-3PO figure?