Wonderland

Wonderland's Tulgey Wood

**Wonderland** is the setting of Lewis Carrol's 1865 novel *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* and its 1951 Disney adaptation *Alice in Wonderland*.

## Description

Wonderland is a seemingly imaginary fantasy realm which is absent of logic which personifies expressions of nonsensical aspects of human society and human ignorance regarding better known subjects. In the film it is shown to exist within the dream of Alice but it might be an actual fantasy realm in the larger Disney lore. Alice accesses Wonderland via going down a rabbit-hole but other forms of access might include going through a looking-glass, or going through areas of uncertainty such as hills, under-lands and behind trees.

The only apparent constants in Wonderland are that all its residents suffer from some form of psychosis, the consumption of food and drink alters the physical proportions of real-world humans that consume them, and that the realm is ruled over by the tyrannical Queen of Hearts. Residents of Wonderland also have seemingly normalized the celebration of, "Unbirthdays" which are celebrations of the 364 days which do *not* mark the anniversary of one's birth. Some citizens such as the White Rabbit and Doorknob are also shown to have awareness of the real-world and ability to physically travel to it.

### Features

* **March Hare's Estate**:
* **Meadow**:
* **Rabbit Hole**:
* **The Queen of Hearts' Labyrinth**:
* **The Sea of Tears**:
* **Tulgey Wood**:
* **White Rabbit's Estate**:

## Appearances and allusions

### Disney Springs

A board of flights connecting to the town of Disney Springs, Florida mentions one of its destinations being Wonderland.

### Fantasyland

Several attractions in Fantasyland are themed around Alice in Wonderland. Alice and the Mad Hatter are common meet 'n' greet characters in the land with the Queen of Hearts and Cheshire Cat also being known to appear.

#### It's a Small World

In the England segment of It's a Small World in Disneyland, there is a small plateau representing Lewis Carrol's *Alice* stories. This area features a chess-board floor, card castle, and several anthropomorphic chess-pieces. In the middle of this vignette are depictions of Alice and the White Rabbit as they appeared in the 1951 animated film.

### Main Street, U.S.A.

*The Mad Hatter* is a shop on Main Street, U.S.A. named for the hatter from Wonderland and which uses his hat as a logo. In the *Disneyland Casting Agency* is an advertisement for extras wanted which reads, "*Childrens fantasy film needs extras to play Playing Cards, Singing Flowers, and a Doorknob. Singing, dancing and shrinking abilities a plus. Wonderland Featurettes, Room 10/6. Don’t be late*". In city hall is a book with the title, "Alice in Wonderland" though instead of Lewis Carrol, it's listed author is, "The Hatter".

### Roger Rabbit's Toontown Spin

There is a Toontown licence-plate with the ID of, "1DRLND" while another is, "IM L8".

## Connections

### Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Alice's Splash Zone is a water-play area in this resort which is themed to Alice in Wonderland. It is composed of clockwork-style machinery along with tea-pots and hats filled with water. This resort is themed to having been created by SEA member Merriweather Adam Pleasure as a gift for his wife Isabella.

### Storybook Circus

At the Carolwood station of the Walt Disney Railroad are hatboxes from *Ten Schillings and Sixpence, Ltd.* which sells, "Hats for all occasions Unbirthdays and All Days Between". This is featured in an allusion to the Mad Hatter whose hat has a tag on it reading, "10/6".

## References

1. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2017/10/gate-change.html
2. ↑ https://duchessofdisneyland.com/disneyland/mad-hatter-of-main-street/
3. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2016/07/now-casting.html
4. ↑ https://duchessofdisneyland.com/disneyland/city-hall-bookcase/
5. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2008/04/cars-you-drive-at-home.html
6. ↑ https://allears.net/alices-splash-zone-grand-floridian-resort-and-spa-photos/
7. ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2013/05/unbirthdays-and-all-days-between.html