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KnocknickKnock wrote: ^^^^^^^^^^ What I am saying is that there is no logical explanation as to why Arendelle didn't come over with the curse because Arendelle wasn't even thought of yet. Yes they could have used the Snow queen plot but people like Elsa, Anna and Arendelle wouldn't exist because that is another story all together. Thus the elements of the arc would be different.

Nothing you or other people are saying is legit because no where did it say the curse only affected the enchanted forest. You actually have many things that go against that theory like for example how Frankstien was brought over by the curse and he wasn't even in the enchanted forest at the time. Or how Regina didn't want Cora coming over in the curse although she was in Wonderland. Thus everything suggest it effects more then just the enchanted forest. Although your theory is quite...creative, it does not make much sense. In the chronology of the timeline, Arendelle has existed before Emma was even born...therefore, it has been around in the same world as the Enchanted Forest (and Agrabah if it is not part of the Enchanted Forest) long past 2011. This is shown in the episode, "White Out" (Season 4, Episode 2) when Anna became acquainted with David before he even met Snow White and had their first child with her, which would be Emma. Now, that's the more obvious evidence that debunks your theory.

Now here is another that is more analytical, less glaring, and not exactly confirmed as of yet. Though there has not been a proper explanation as to why the inhabitants in the land without magic knew about the lives of those living in other worlds through stories (albeit quite inaccurate ones in this show as is already established), in the episode, "Best Laid Plans", (Season 4, Episode 16) August has implied that Walt Disney was one of those chosen to be authors and tasked with chronicling the occurrences in the Enchanted Forest and possibly other worlds in books, which would now have Henry's responsibility after Isaac Heller if he hadn't decided to break the magical pen in the episode "Operation Mongoose, Part 2" (Season 4, Episode 22). Therefore, one can assume that Walt Disney knew about these characters already, and decided to introduce it to those living in the land without magic via his corporation and franchaise named The Walt Disney Company. from which he presumably orginiated in terms of birth. One can say the same for the Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, and Charles Perrault whom all contributed to the introduction of these fairy tales that has existed for hundreds of years and became so ingrained in common knowledge, especially for those who may not have exactly read the stories themselves but still know about their existance. Walt Disney may have even taken inspiration from them not by just making his own versions of their stories into films suitable for children in modern times, but by introducing them again via his own interpretation of the stories as the others have done before him. Who knows? Perhaps he conceived of the idea for Arendelle and it just has not surfaced until 2013. Whatever is the case, Arendelle has existed long before the film, "Frozen" was actually produced.

As for what you said about Cora being in Wonderland and that Regina would have no reason to worry about her coming over to Storybrooke via the Dark Curse, here's something else that occurred in the timeline of the show. During the period that Regina is aiming to have Snow White dead for the mistake she made as a child by telling Cora about her true love, Daniel, Cora has traveled from Wonderland back to the Enchanted Forest at one point after being banished by her long ago in order to help Regina find her next true love, At the time, the identity of her true love is unknown to them save for his lion tattoo that marks who he is and his connection to Regina as Tinker Bell had revealed to her via pixie dust, and to Cora later after losing her wings for disobeying the Blue Fairy. This was revealed in the episode, "Mother" (Season 4, Episode 20). Therefore, the fact that Cora managed to find a way to get back to the Enchanted Forest is a good reason why Regina was afraid that she would do so again in time for the Dark Curse to consume her along with Regina herself and everybody else in that land as well. So, you see, there is a logical explanation for why Regina instructed Hook to kill Cora by taking her heart and crushing it (which occurred in the nineth episode of the second season titled "Queen of Hearts"). Regina clearly did not want her mother to come to Storybrooke, yet she has revealed that she brought who she wanted, which is the only explanation for how Jefferson and Dr. Frankestein was affected as well despite being from Wonderland and the Land Without Color respectively based on what viewers already know.