![]() ![]() In February 2011, the Hitchhiking Ghosts at Walt Disney World were replaced with CGI animated characters. The Ghost Host mentions how the mortal guests have been "selected to fill our quota" and how the hitchhikers will follow them home. One of the three will then show up reflected in a set of mirrors the doom buggies pass, showing them sitting in with the guests in their car. In all versions of the Haunted Mansion, after the Graveyard scene, they appear in a crypt with their thumbs out in the classic hitchhiking gesture. ![]() ![]() While these appear to be their company-mandated names, they have yet to be directly utilized in any Haunted Mansion. This seemed to start with Disney Crossy Road but would be shared with souvenir popcorn cans and Host a Ghost jars. Seemingly started in 2016, there would be a push for the three to be identified by the names of Ezra Beane, Prof. Promotional material would also frequently use the Ezra, Gus, and Phineas names. In 2011, tombstones were added to the exterior of the Haunted Mansion in Walt Disney World which bore the names, "Ezra", "Gus", and, "Phineas" alongside the names of other classic Haunted Mansion characters, seeming to confirm the names. Phineas Queeg though their surnames are not so unanimously used. In the story the three were identified as Ezra Dobbins, Gus Gracey, and Prof. While originally not found within any of the attractions in and of themselves, this was the result of the cast-member created Ghost Gallery story made to elaborate on the mansion's fictional history which became popular enough for the company to adopt for official use. The three hitchhikers are almost always identified by the names Ezra, Gus and Phineas. The Traveler, also known by his adopted name of Phineas, is a plump, hunchbacked ghost who wears a top hat and carries around a carpetbag. The Skeleton, also known by his adopted name of Ezra, is a tall phantom that wears a bowler hat and has the same face mold as the Hatbox Ghost and other skeletal characters. He also appears in the Graveyard scene next to the Executioner and the Beheaded Knight, where his singing voice is provided by Candy Candido. The Prisoner, also known by the adopted name of Gus, is a short, dwarf-like figure whose most prominent features are his long beard and ball and chain that is shackled around his ankle. 3.5.1 Mickey's Boo-To-You Halloween Parade.2.5.1 Star Tours: The Adventures Continue. ![]()
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