Ezra is a minor character who may actually be the mortal name of the Skeleton Hitchhiking Ghost.
Origin
The name Ezra was unofficially created by Cast Members as a name for the Skeleton Hitchhiking Ghost, along with the names of Gus and Phineas for the Prisoner and the Traveler.
Official uses of the name
The tombstone
On the hillside near the entrance to the Mansion in Liberty Square is an epitaph-less tombstone with the name Ezra. This tombstone debuted in 2011 as part of the interactive queue installation for Walt Disney World's Haunted Mansion attraction. Ezra is the name commonly associated with the Skeleton Hitchhiking Ghost; it is likely a nod of the Imagineers to the fan-generated nicknamed, and may be seen as a "canonization" of it.
Disney Crossy Roads
The Skeleton Hitchhikign Ghost is a minor character in the mobile-phone-only Disney video game Disney Crossy Roads. There, he is referred to as Ezra Beane.
Trivia
- Another Haunted Mansion haunt named Ezra was featured in the 2003 live-action feature. Although the name might have been inspired by the Skeleton's popular nickname, he is quite a separate character, being plump and alive-looking, whereas the Skeleton also appears in the movie, depicted very close to his park self.