April 10, 2014
Disney has announced that Star Wars – D-Tech Me will return this year with a few new options for guests. Fans will be able to get 3D printed 7-inch and 16-inch action figures of various sorts.
This year, the experience will be located inside Darth's Mall, located in Soundstage 1 between Studio Backlot Tour and Toy Story Midway Mania.
The popular "Carbon-Freeze Me" option is brought back again, in addition, Disney is offering you the chance to put your face on a 3D-printed Stormtrooper figurine. This year features also female options offered for X-wing pilot, Carbon-Freeze Me, and Stormtrooper figures. For children, Alderaan Princess and Carbon-Freeze Me figures will be available in more youthful appearances.
You will need to pose for 10 minutes, Disney uses its highest quality, single shot 3D face scanner to capture a 3D image of your face. That captured image is later sent to a high resolution 3D printer to create the figurine.
This year Disney will offer two different figure sizes: 7.5-inch and 16-inch figure. D-Tech Me 7-inch figures are $99.95 each, but for the 16-inch figures, retail is $1,499.95 each, plus shipping and applicable sales tax. A wise Jedi Master once said "size matters not," but here size matters... Guests will also receive a specially designed button. Completed figures will arrive within 7-8 weeks after the experience.
Additionally, Disney will also share details about how you can have your image from last year added to a new figure this year.
Image credit: Jim Carchidi
The 2014 Star Wars Weekends are every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from May 16 to June 15, 2014. To book your experience, please call 407-WDW-TECH (407-939-8324) to set up your reservation.
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Printing the head and attaching to a standard body reminds me of what the romans did to their statues
yee wrote at 4/10/2014 11:07:20 PM:
can't be 1,499.95, that's absurd.
jd90 wrote at 4/10/2014 9:10:06 PM:
It strikes me that the head is the only thing that needs to be custom, a custom head could be placed on one of a handful of already existing bodies, rather than print the whole thing.
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