How Jeremy Miller’s Wheelchair Became the Ghostbusters Ecto

How Jeremy Miller’s Wheelchair Became the Ghostbusters Ecto-1

By Avishka Ganegama · Nov 3, 2026 · 1 min read

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In October 2016, eight-year-old Jeremy Miller of Murrieta, California, had a wheelchair costume modeled on the Ghostbusters Ecto-1. His father, Ryan Scott Miller, led the build, with help from Jeremy’s mother Beth and siblings.

ABC News reported that Jeremy used a wheelchair because of spina bifida. The family built the vehicle using materials including foam board, PVC, wood and battery-powered wiring. A toy Ecto-1 provided a model for the construction.

The project turned Jeremy’s wheelchair into the centerpiece of the costume. The original reporting identifies him as Jeremy Miller, correcting viral accounts that call him Jeremy Scott.

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