Disney: TSA is Reviewing Policy Over Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Coke Bottles Shaped Like Thermal Detonators
TSA is reviewing its policies over whether passengers who visit Disney’s Star Wars-themed land can bring home their thermal detonator-shaped soda cans in their luggage.
With fanfare, Coca-Cola designed the round bottles that show off rusted labels in Aurebesh, the written language from the movies. The thermal detonators appear throughout the films, often in the hands of a bounty hunter. TSA acknowledged the cans “could reasonably be seen by some as replica hand grenades.”
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When contacted Wednesday, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration, which handles security at airports, would not definitely say whether the soda cans are banned from carry-on or checked bags.
“TSA continues to review this issue,” said Thomas Kelly Jr. in a statement. "Officers will maintain the discretion to prohibit any item through the screening checkpoint if they believe it poses a security threat.”
Walt Disney World’s Galaxy’s Edge is opening Thursday. Orlando International Airport is the state’s busiest airport with nearly 48 million passengers using it in 2018.
Airport spokesman Rod Johnson was unable to provide any information Wednesday. Disney also did not have a comment.
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