Jake

Jake was a character in Phantom Manor at Disneyland Paris. He is the ill-fated fiance of Melanie Ravenswood, murdered by the Phantom.

Background
Jake was a train engineer and/or a foreman in the mines of Big Thunder Mountain. He fell in love with Melanie Ravenswood and became engaged to her afterwards. When he promised to take her away from Thunder Mesa, her father, Henry Ravenswood, vowed to stop the wedding no matter the cost. He perished in the earthquake of 1860, leaving them to be married in peace.

But, the night before their wedding, Jake was lured into the attic of the manor by a mysterious Phantom and hung from the rafters. Melanie waited for him for the rest of his life, staying in her wedding dress and wandering around the manor looking for him.

Phantom Manor
Jake appeared in the stretching room of the original version of the attraction. He was depicted in a portrait of him and Melanie together at a picnic. As the room stretched, bugs and snakes were crawling into their picnic. When the lights in the room went out, lightning flashed from the ceiling, revealing Jake's corpse hanging from the rafters.

Removal?
With the 2019 refurbishment, all references to Jake were removed from the attraction. Four new characters were added to the attraction as Melanie's suitors and promotional material made no reference to a missing foreman. His corpse and his portrait were removed from the stretching room. However, nothing in the current version contradicts his existence. Madame Leota's incantations still talk about a vanishing groom, and Melanie is still in her wedding dress walking around the manor, the catalyst for the attraction's story.