Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit in St Maarten: Star Wars hologram tour

The exhibit holds lifecasts of everyone from Bogart to Michael Jackson alongside the actual creatures that made Star Wars real.

The Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit is a self-guided hologram and DVD tour in St Maarten where you walk through displays of movie relics and creature effects from 60 years of Hollywood, narrated by holograms and video. The tour runs at your own pace with no fixed schedule. You spend as long as you want at each section, and entry includes access to all 24 display rooms covering Star Wars, Superman, The Terminator, Alien, The Exorcist and the work of effects legends like Rick Baker and Stan Winston. Photos are allowed without flash, and a live English-speaking guide is on-site if you have questions.

Step-by-step itinerary

Visit Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit

• Go to Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit
• Check in at museum shop
• Explore Star Wars holograms and displays
• View movie relics and lifecasts
• Learn about special effects and storyboarding

What’s included

• Self-guided access to all 24 display rooms.
• hologram and DVD narration throughout.
• photos without flash.
• local taxes.
• a live English-speaking guide on-site for questions.

Times

• Monday to Saturday No fixed time

Before you book

Live guide English

Meeting point and pickup No hotel pickup: you go to the meeting point. Ends back at the starting point.

Ages Adult (18 and older) · Under 18: can't be booked

Cancellation and refunds Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Confirmation Confirmation within 48 h

Good to know

Low physical effort Public transport nearby

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The experience

If you land in St Maarten with a free afternoon or a few hours between connections, the Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit fills the gap without eating your whole day. The museum sits in the heart of the duty-free shopping area on Front Street, so you check in at the shop, skip the queue with your booking ticket, and walk straight into the first display room. There's no guide leading you through. You move between rooms at whatever speed suits you, stopping to watch a hologram of Dave Prowse (Darth Vader) talk about his role, or lingering over the actual Yoda puppet from The Empire Strikes Back if that's your thing.

The 24 rooms cover the full span of what Nick Maley touched as a creature effects wizard: the creation of Yoda, the Mos Eisley Cantina creatures, Han Solo frozen in carbonite, and his own work on Superman, Highlander, The Shining and Krull. You'll also find displays on Rick Baker's work for Thriller and Men in Black, Stan Winston's Terminator effects, and the prosthetics legacy of Dick Smith. One room holds lifecasts of historical figures (Abraham Lincoln three months before his assassination, Benjamin Franklin, Beethoven) alongside casts of modern actors: Bogart, Brando, James Dean, Michael Jackson, Johnny Depp, Tom Cruise and about 30 others. Another section walks through storyboarding for Star Wars and Terminator, so you see how the visual ideas took shape before the cameras rolled.

The narration is all in English and comes through holograms or DVDs in each room, so you don't need a guide trailing behind you. Photos are fine as long as you don't use flash. The exhibit is compact but dense: how long you spend depends entirely on how deep you want to go into any one section. Some visitors move through in 45 minutes. Others spend two hours. There are stairs between levels, so it's not accessible for wheelchairs or limited mobility, and children need an adult with them at all times.

Top questions

How long does the Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit tour usually take?

Duration varies by visitor. The exhibit is self-guided and you set the pace. Most people spend between 45 minutes and two hours depending on how much time you spend at each display and whether you watch the full narration in every room.

What Star Wars displays are actually at the Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit?

The exhibit holds nine dedicated Star Wars sections covering the creation of Yoda, Darth Vader with a hologram of Dave Prowse, the creatures from the Mos Eisley Cantina, Han Solo in Carbonite, Ewoks and props, Tusken Raiders, unknown Yoda puppeteers, the original drafts of Episode IV, and Nick Maley's modern recreation of Yoda.

Can I take photos inside the Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit?

Photos are allowed throughout the exhibit as long as you don't use flash. The museum shop also sells rare movie relics hand-signed by actors like Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Dave Prowse if you want to take home a piece.

What other movies besides Star Wars are covered in the exhibit?

The exhibit displays work from Superman, The Terminator, Highlander, Men in Black, Thriller, Alien, The Exorcist, The Shining, Lifeforce, Krull and The Keep, plus sections on the careers of legendary effects artists Stuart Freeborn and his son Graham.

Is the Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit accessible for wheelchairs or people with mobility issues?

The exhibit includes stairs between levels, so it's not suitable for wheelchairs or people with limited mobility. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

What language is the narration in at the Yoda Guy Movie Exhibit?

All narration is in English only, delivered through holograms and DVDs in each display room. A live English-speaking guide is available on-site if you have questions.