Happy Ghasts under the effects of a bubble column cease all movement while a player is standing on top, standing 1 block to the side of the mob or flying ~2 blocks above
Reproduction
Summon and equip a Happy Ghast with a harness
Create a bubble column using water source blocks and either a magma block or soul sand
Allow them to interact while a player is above without mounting
Expected Result
The ghast would continue moving unless obstructed.
Observed Result
The ghast stops prematurely upon a player being close enough.
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For further clarification, the Ghast’s movement in my video is based upon creative flying out of range.
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After consideration, the issue is being closed as Won't Fix.
Please note that this is not the same as Working as Intended, as this bug report correctly describes behavior in the game that might not be the intended or desirable behavior, but it will not be fixed right now. Sometimes, this is because the issue reported is minor and/or impossible to change without large architectural changes to the code base.
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It should be noted that this is inconsistent with Bedrock, whose Happy Ghasts continue unimpeded allowing for the creation of elevators.