People really are buying the $25,000 R2-D2 at Galaxy’s Edge

Obi-Wan Kenobi may not have the droids you’re looking for, but Disneyland’s new Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park has a few that seem to be in demand, despite their high price tags. If you can believe it, three of the $25,000 R-unit droids at the park have already been purchased — and it’s only been open for a week. Who knew Star Wars fans wanted their own lifesized own R2-D2 so badly?

Apparently, Disney had a hunch these droids would be a draw and decided to have an entire Droid Depot store dedicated to creating them. And to its credit, the droids sold at the shop look and feel like the ones you’d find on the set of a Star Wars film.

The differences come from the buyers, who can customize the droids to have whatever color scheme and design they desire. Fans can even make their droids look battle-worn — adding scratches and dirt to the outside. The droids can also move and make sounds via remote control, unlike the cheaper $100 model ones available and part of the “build-your-own experience.”

Given the amount of detail that goes into creating these $25,000 droids, Galaxy’s Edge guests can’t just toss them in their luggage bring them home after buying them either. There’s a 90-day wait while the droids ship, meaning if you can lay down the funds for one of these tin cans on wheels, you’ll have to wait to take on the Empire until it gets there.

Of course, for fans who don’t want to wait 90 days — or drop so much of their income on a glorified souvenir — there are other options. In addition to the cheaper droid models, park goers can also take home lightsabers and Storm Trooper helmets, both of which fall in the low-hundreds range.

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Perhaps unsurprisingly, considering the depth of the merchandise, Disneyland’s Galaxy’s Edge has been met with enormous praise from attendees and staff. Even Disney CEO Bob Iger reflected this positive feedback. In an interview with Barron’s, Iger said, “It’s beyond our greatest expectations in terms of merchandise, food, beverages, and so on. But most important is that visitors say they cannot believe how closely it resembles the worlds they know and love from the films. It’s so immersive they forget they’re in Disneyland.”

And the excitement surrounding both Disney and Star Wars isn’t likely to end with Galaxy’s Edge. With the Disney+ streaming service going live in November, fans will be able to rewatch their favorite Star Wars films and immerse themselves in new content, like The Mandalorian series that’s in the works.

“We believe there is a voracious appetite for what we make, and to deliver it over the top,” Iger added regarding Disney+. Even if most of us aren’t itching to cough up $25,000 for a droid, we certainly are eager to see the new content Disney comes up with.

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