Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-10745887-20141118000945/@comment-25926288-20150914152037

Hmcooper4 wrote: Simple fact. Killian outran Snow's curse.

Simple fact. Blackbeard is in Arendelle. So, whereever he was holed up (which wasn't Arendelle, btw, since that place was frozen) was also outside the purview of the curse.

Simple fact. Ariel and Eric were on Hangman's Island THE WHOLE TIME, which means the curse did not reach them.

There is a limit to where the curse could reach. And Arendelle is outside of that limit. That is not confirmed, but it is logical based on the confirmed facts that we do have.

Now, if the second curse had limits, and the second curse was the same as the original curse (minus the memory alterations), then it is safe to assume that the first curse also had limitations. Therefore, Arendelle is likely outside of the range of the curse. It is possible that Agrabah or other realms are also outside of the range of the curse. Right! Regina herself said that she cursed an entire population, not an entire world, relam or whatever word they choose for that day. An entire population would mean that there may be more than one, which we learn that it is the case.