Hi Shelley, welcome to planDisney! It is a great idea to use the
My Disney Experience App before arriving to familiarise yourself with all its many helpful features. Indeed, I occasionally find myself checking wait times at Walt Disney World, even though I'm around 4000 miles away!
Building a lightsaber at Walt Disney World is a truly magical experience, but, as a fellow U.K. resident, I know we cannot book Enchanting Extras such as the
Savi's Workshop - Handbuilt Lightsabers through the Walt Disney World website or over the U.K. Disney phone number. You can try to use the chat function within My Disney Experience App (scroll and open the Chat With Us tab), and a helpful Cast Member may be able to book you a spot in this chat area, subject to availability from 60 days before your arrival date. If you cannot make an advanced booking, please know that a limited number of same-day reservations (up to 2 hours in advance) and walk-ins may be available.
Just wandering around
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and the Black Spire Outpost on Batuu is so much fun and breathtakingly immersive! While you are here, I feel it forms part of my Jedi duty to recommend
Docking Bay 7 Food and Cargo. Everything on the menu is galactically good, and if I could order one thing right now, it would be the Endorian Chicken Salad. You can
mobile order (again using the My Disney Experience App), making it super efficient, and dining outside amidst the crumbling marketplace is always a fond memory.
May the force be with you, Shelley. I hope you and your husband secure a spot for this experience, and please do let me know if I can help with any other questions ahead of your epic adventure, Louise.