Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-28837846-20160624190539/@comment-1916997-20160625005718

ItachiIshtar wrote: The "we already had Aladdin and Jasmine allusions on OUATIW" argument against the Aladdin and Jasmine theory doesn't hold much water, based on what Adam and Eddy have recently said about the characters in recent interviews:

From this article: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/once-a-time-100th-episode-871533

Who's still on your wish list?

HOROWITZ: Aladdin and Jasmine are characters we love. The Princess and the Frog is a movie we really enjoyed, and we think that there are wonderful characters in there.

And from this article: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/05/06/once-upon-time-hot-seat-season-5-spoilers

Will we ever see Aladdin or Jasmine on the show?

KITSIS: Oooh.

HOROWITZ: Can’t say.

KITSIS: Can’t say.

Both of these responses heavily imply that they still want to actually incorporate both characters. Note that Aladdin and Jasmine were their immediate first answer, when asked about who's still on their wish list. This is why I also think these could be the casting calls for Aladdin and Jasmine.