Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-3456168-20140523030907/@comment-25345391-20140523130401

Eddiefunny wrote: The Cursed touched all the lands (Neverland, Wonderland, Oz, Victorian England) freezing them in time for 28 years. It's the only explanation. I don't think so. If Dark Curse can touch all the worlds, it will bring all of the characters in these worlds to Storybrooke too, it would bring Peter Pan from Neverland to Storybrooke, it would bring the Red Queen of Wonderland to Storybrooke, so it couldn't.

Dr. Whale's presence confirms that Regina was able to bring people originally from other magical realms to Storybrooke through the curse, that is why she could bring Frankenstein from LWColor and The Mad Hatter from Wonderland to Storybrooke.