Tea Party Ghosts
A group of Dickensesque ghosts gather around a hearse stuck in the mud, enjoying a spot of tea. A short ghost with a large hook nose (bearing a passing resemblance to Jimmy Durante) sits upright in the coffin that has slipped out of the hearse. Early documentation and the Story and Song From The Haunted Mansion album described a shrouded corpse, rather than a ghost, sitting in the coffin and sipping tea. Opposite this character, a ghost sits on a rock with his legs crossed and teacup in hand. He was dressed in medieval garb in Marc Davis' original concept art, but the current figure in the Disneyland Mansion wears 19th century attire. The character at Walt Disney World, who retains his original costume, has been (possibly erroneously) referred to as "The Sea Captain" by Imagineers Tony Baxter and Jason Surrell.
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