The big day finally arrived. Jonathan had been talking about building a custom lightsaber for months, and it's one of the main reasons we ended up going down to Disneyland. He saved all his money for custom build workshop, as well as all of the different kinds/colors of kyber crystals that give the lightsaber it's color and special powers.
Reservations for the custom lightsaber build open up about 6 weeks prior to each day, and they fill up fast. We made reservations for first thing this morning, because Jonathan wanted to build it as soon as possible. Children can be accompanied by one adult, and I was the one that got to go inside and experience the build and production with him.
He got to choose his hilt, accessories, and one kyber crystal. He choose purple, but he had the whole build and all crystals pre-planned thanks to YouTube. They were out of protective cases, and rumor had it the other shops were running low, so Stacey and Julia went shopping while we built the lightsaber.
The construction and actual lightsaber actually exceeded my expectations, let alone Jonathan's. It is fully metal, heavy, and is about as close to what a real one would be like. I carried it around at times the rest of the day, and even I felt pretty cool having it over my shoulder. Each crystal determine's the color, sounds, and special effects that it makes when in use. For me, I can now understand why Jonathan was really hyped about it.
