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I agree they could have used the Wish Realm as the base world in the past, and they could have still had someone cast the Dark Curse and send the characters to HH as well. They could have even incorporated things like a new Cinderella or something, by simply saying they were from a different area of WFTL, which could also explain people like Gothel and Tiana.