Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5205908-20150206194003/@comment-25926288-20150207003815

I do think that Disney promotion is playing a role in what is being shown on Once, but it's not definite yet. Some have realized that the re-releases of some Disney films and current ones correlate to what we see on once. Diamond edition releases: Peter Pan (2013) with Neverland arc 2013, Little Mermaid (2013) with Ariel Once debut 2013, Sleeping Beauty (2014) with Maleficent as a QoD in Season 4b 2014-15, 101 Dalmatians (2015) and Cruella as QoD 2014-15, and next is Aladdin (2015). Well placed marketing, I guess. If we somehow fail to go to Camelot or something else and get Jafar, again, or some form of Aladdin, then it'll be settled.

I think Frozen was a good marketing and ratings plan, but didn't really help and pushed the core characters aside. I am certain, not definite though, that Maleficent was planned for Season 4a, which would explain why Will has been around for uselessness' sake. Perhaps, A&E get permission to use characters when Disney decides to rerelease movies. They stated that Maleficent won't reflect the recent movie. They already kept to character and had her staff orbless (which she didn't get until after Regina traded her the dark curse. I'm ok with the new outfit, though I love the other one a lot more. Characters can have multiple outfits. But Cruella is certainly Disney image with Once backstory. They claimed they use the iconic image to tell the audience who it is. But sadly, I haven't seen any pics with her changing. She better not be from the Enchanted Forest or else I think it must be magic, lol.