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 Author: Brickster27M View Messages Posted By Brickster27M
 Posted: Nov 13, 2022 15:52
 Subject: Who is the 'Disney Ghost Butler'?
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He doesn't look like anyone in the Eddie Murphy film, nor is he the Ghost
Host. Any idea who he is?
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Nov 13, 2022 17:31
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In LEGO products, Brickster27M writes:
  He doesn't look like anyone in the Eddie Murphy film, nor is he the Ghost
Host. Any idea who he is?

He is the butler from the Haunted Mansion at Disney parks.
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 Posted: Nov 14, 2022 15:21
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I understand that the character is somehow related to the haunted mansion in
Disney Land, but I don't think that he appears on the ride or in any film
based on it.
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
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In LEGO products, Brickster27M writes:
  I understand that the character is somehow related to the haunted mansion in
Disney Land, but I don't think that he appears on the ride or in any film
based on it.

He appears in various bits of Disney merchandising. Such as this Funko.
 
 Author: Brickster27M View Messages Posted By Brickster27M
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Thank you! It's somewhat strange that he doesn't really appear in any
media besides merchandise.
 Author: MattSaturn View Messages Posted By MattSaturn
 Posted: Nov 14, 2022 20:13
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In LEGO products, Brickster27M writes:
  Thank you! It's somewhat strange that he doesn't really appear in any
media besides merchandise.

I believe he was a character in the TV special for Muppets in the Haunted Mansion
that released last year. The costume is definitely the same and the character
was played by Will Arnett. I have to believe that the character probably existed
before that in some capacity, but I am not sure how else it has been used.
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 Posted: Nov 16, 2022 10:38
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You're right! The costume is very similar.
 Author: eileenkeeney View Messages Posted By eileenkeeney
 Posted: Nov 16, 2022 20:03
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In LEGO products, Brickster27M writes:
  He doesn't look like anyone in the Eddie Murphy film, nor is he the Ghost
Host. Any idea who he is?

The butler(s) is(are) the guide(s) that guide folks onto the ride. The part
is (or was supposed to be) played by a cast member. Supposedly this was in the
original script for the ride. I don't know if this is true.
 Author: Adjour View Messages Posted By Adjour
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In LEGO products, eileenkeeney writes:
  In LEGO products, Brickster27M writes:
  He doesn't look like anyone in the Eddie Murphy film, nor is he the Ghost
Host. Any idea who he is?

The butler(s) is(are) the guide(s) that guide folks onto the ride. The part
is (or was supposed to be) played by a cast member. Supposedly this was in the
original script for the ride. I don't know if this is true.

Yeah this is also my understanding (grew up going to disneyland) Its the dude
narrating the ride as far as I know
 Author: Brickster27M View Messages Posted By Brickster27M
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Huh. On the ride, the narrator is the "Ghost Host" who looks like this. He has
a different costume. However, the cast members who guide you in do, in fact,
have the same costume! That must be it!