Travis is a major character in Disney's 2023 film Haunted Mansion, based on the ride of the same name.
Background[]
Travis is a young African-American boy who moves with his mother Gabbie to the city of New Orleans after his father's death. He is having trouble making friends at school. When Travis moved into a mansion with his mother, they found out that it is haunted, leading her to hire Ben Matthias, followed by Harriet, Father Kent, and Bruce Davis who help them along the way.
Physical appearance[]
Travis is a nine-year old African-American boy with fair skin, black hair, and hazel eyes. He is mostly seen wearing dress shirts with either a tie or pin, a pair of jeans, and a dark shoes. He sometimes wears a coat over his outfits even when going to school or other places.
After Crump's defeat, Travis starts wearing typical clothing for a child his age such as a shirt and jeans, signifying him moving on from his father's death.
Role in the film[]
Travis first appears arriving at the Gracey Mansion with his mother, Gabbie. When entering the mansion, Travis quickly becomes uneasy due to hearing voices and whispers throughout the hallway. While trying to get settled into the mansion, Travis gets creeped out by a painting of Constance Hatchaway where her ghost scares him when she reveals herself to him. Travis tries to tell his mother, but Gabbie doesn't believe him until she encounters the Haunted Armor when it appears behind Travis. This causes Travis and his mother to leave, but several of ghosts from the mansion follow them and no matter how far away Travis and Gabbie went, they were eventually forced by the ghosts to return to the mansion.
Trivia[]
- Given that Travis is nine years old, he is possibly in second or third grade during the events of the movie.
- It is never stated how Travis's father died before the events of the film.
- Travis and Gabbie's surnames are never mentioned in the film.
- One of the action figures Travis plays with is a posable character of Black Panther.
- Travis is the only main character in the movie to be a child.
- The name "Travis" is of French origin meaning "toll collector."
- He mirrors the DK Haunted Mansion comics character Danny Crowe by the following elements:
- Loss of a loved one (grandfather to Danny and father to Travis), which results in alienation, prior to their entry to the mansion.
- Showing fear as he begins his mansion experience.
- Facing tall obstacles and eventually reaching the cupola.
- Defeating evil characters in the climax with the help of resident ghosts: Danny defeats the Captain through his grandfather subduing him before the latter's decapitation by Constance's hatchet, while Travis helps in defeating Alistair Crump.
- Living a prosperous life, reconnecting with family including society, and making new friends after the mansion ordeal.
- Ownership of the mansion.
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
_-_Character_Poster_-_Travis.jpg "Haunted Mansion (2023) - Character Poster - Travis.jpg (4.15 MB)")
_-_Poster.jpg "Haunted Mansion (2023) - Poster.jpg (893 KB)")
Stills[]
_-_Photography_-_Chase,_Gabbie,_Ben,_Father_Kent_and_Harriet.jpg "Haunted Mansion (2023) - Photography - Chase, Gabbie, Ben, Father Kent and Harriet.jpg (4.01 MB)")
Screenshots[]
_-_Chase_and_Gabbie.jpg "Haunted Mansion (2023) - Chase and Gabbie.jpg (1.7 MB)")
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