Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5821891-20131031221624/@comment-24663542-20140326213310

I think it's pretty evident we have to assume time was frozen in Wonderland during the curse. Here's my theory:

1. Alice first visited Wonderland from Victorian England when she was 7 during the year before the curse. This is because it is known that Alice has met Jefferson. He was presumably only in Wonderland for a short time before the curse because Grace does not age significantly between him leaving her and Storybrooke. Cora was also still in Wonderland so they could have met.

2. Will and Anastasia came to Wonderland around 1-2 years before the curse as we have seen Ana and Cora interact. Also Ana's scene in "The Price of Gold" took place not too long before the curse as we know, which is why this mustn't have been long before the curse.

3. Alice visited Wonderland at least one more time between her first visit and "Down the Rabbit Hole" and this is why she ages slower than a regular person, however faster than Anastasia. Time was frozen in Wonderland during the curse and so anyone there has not aged in 28 years. As Alice was moving between the two words, she aged whilst in VE but not in Wonderland. It is very possible Alice spent around 10 years with Cyrus, possibly making her 35 but whilst still looking around 25.

I know everyone has their own reasoning behind the Wonderland timeline... this is just what I think happened.