Originally released in Minecraft: Bedrock Edition 1.16.100.52 beta, the /ride command is finally coming to Java Edition in update 1.19.4.

However, there is a simple trick to spawn the ghastling without the dried ghast block using commands in Minecraft Java Edition.

There are lots of commands in Minecraft, but being able to teleport around the world in an instant is one of the most useful of them.