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Star Wars- The Rise Of Skywalker - D23 Special Look_ by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 28, 2019 7:08 PM UTC  Kat Saka's Kettle and Star Wars beverages special design at the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Walt Disney World Resort Opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Aug. 27, 2019 in Orlando, Fla. Kat Saka's Kettle and Star Wars beverages special design at the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Walt Disney World Resort Opening at Disney’s Hollywood Studios on Aug. 27, 2019 in Orlando, Fla. Gerardo Mora—Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Aug 28, 2019 7:08 PM UTC _Star Wars_ fans have had a lot to cheer about lately. There’s a new [_Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker_ trailer](https://time.com/5662458/dark-rey/), the announcement of [_The Mandalorian_ TV series](https://time.com/5568726/everything-we-know-star-wars-the-mandalorian/), a [new _Star Wars_ movie](https://time.com/5589232/game-of-thrones-creators-star-wars/) on the way and the opening of _Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge_ at Disney Parks. With all that good news to rejoice in, _Star Wars_ fans should be able to handle a disappointing development. Earlier this month, a Twitter user submitted an inquiry to the always helpful (and always fascinating) AskTSA Twitter account asking whether Coca-Cola’s specially designed bottles for the new Disney theme park would be allows on planes. After receiving the query, the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) used the opportunity to remind flyers that anything resembling an explosive device is not allowed on planes. Unfortunately for _Star Wars_ fans hoping to bring home a souvenir from Batuu world at Galaxy’s Edge, that includes the new Coke, Diet Coke, and Sprite bottles that were designed to look like thermal detonators. > [](https://twitter.com/AskTSA/status/1161325560175443969) The TSA’s tweet reply was posted on Aug. 13 and [first spotted by The Orange County _Register_](https://www.ocregister.com/2019/08/27/tsa-bans-star-wars-galaxys-edge-thermal-detonator-coke-bottles-from-checked-and-carry-on-luggage/). The news has slowly spread from there as fans have realized the popular, affordable souvenir isn’t cut out for air travel. In response to the TSA’s concern, some clever fans asked if they could simply remove the bottle cap, but the TSA shot that down as well, writing: “Even with a normal bottle cap, this item is still considered a replica and is not allowed in carry-on or checked bags,” a tweet from the account confirmed on Tuesday. “If our officers discover a replica item during screening and believes it’s real, the item will be treated as such until advised otherwise by law enforcement.” > [](https://twitter.com/Mbarsch17/status/1166499024104505344) Luckily, TSA [confirmed](https://twitter.com/AskTSA/status/1166744305123385349) that toy light sabers are safe to pack into carry on luggage. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5663554/tsa-star-wars-galaxys-edge-souvenir/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5663554/tsa-star-wars-galaxys-edge-souvenir/"},"headline":"TSA Says This Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Souvenir Will Not Be Welcome On Flights","datePublished":"2019-08-28T19:08:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:42:17.438Z","description":"The reasoning makes perfect sense.","url":"https://time.com/5663554/tsa-star-wars-galaxys-edge-souvenir/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Star Wars","Travel","Disneyland","TSA"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb8ccae550c086c65/698a0210b3fce357c60c576c/star-wars-galaxy-edge-coke.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb8ccae550c086c65/698a0210b3fce357c60c576c/star-wars-galaxy-edge-coke.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Walt Disney World Resort Opening","caption":"Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Walt Disney World Resort Opening","creditText":"Gerardo Mora—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5663554/tsa-star-wars-galaxys-edge-souvenir/","name":"TSA Says This Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Souvenir Will Not Be Welcome On Flights"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Star Wars- The Rise Of Skywalker - D23 Special Look","description":"Star Wars- The Rise Of Skywalker - D23 Special Look","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/lC1syij6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2019-08-26T13:25:51.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/lC1syij6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5663554/tsa-star-wars-galaxys-edge-souvenir/","duration":"PT2M11S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5663554/tsa-star-wars-galaxys-edge-souvenir/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```