I’d always tell everyone of its magical qualities and it seems the message has got back to the good people at Disney+ so without further ado… once upon a time in fairytale Wicklow.
The Garden county of Ireland where I flourished for 13 years and my children bloomed into adults is the backdrop.
For the musical comedy Disenchanted, starring Amy Adams, the sequel to the box office hit Enchanted.
Bobby Ewing, no less (or his alter ego Patrick Dempsey at least), and Maya Rudolph, James Marsden, Jayma Mays and Idina Menzel all talk up the county.
In a Tourism Ireland short video which is going around the world.
A corner of New York State
In Disenchanted, Enniskerry represents ‘Monroeville’, a fictional suburban town in upstate New York.
Monrroeville is then magically transformed into ‘Monrolasia’, a fantasy and magic-filled version of the town.
And what’s even better is that an 1850s period house in Greystones was the location for Robert (Patrick Dempsey) and Giselle’s (Amy Adams) ‘Monroeville’ home.
With timing being everything we must have just missed out then in offering the homestead we lived in.
In our days in the beautiful town of Greystones.
You might have seen Adrian Dunbar extol about in his most recent travelogue.
The Power of Ireland
Filming also took place at the Powerscourt Waterfall and Powerscourt Estate.
And, of course, that is a favourite romantic getaway for the great and the good, and obviously ourselves.
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Speaking about Ireland, Patrick, who plays Robert, said: ‘It’s just breathtakingly beautiful.
‘You see the woods and the fields.
‘and the architecture of all of that is very magical. It really lends itself to a fairy-tale life.’
While Maya Rudolph, who plays Malvina, added: ‘I feel like I got in on a little secret of such an incredible place and I’ve just fallen in love.
‘It feels like a fairy-tale.’
And my old pal Niall Gibbons, Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, naturally was delighted to bring the Hollywood cast to Wicklow.
He said: ‘The fact that ‘Disenchanted’ was filmed here is a fantastic coup for Irish tourism.
‘Following the success of ‘Enchanted’, this highly anticipated film is a great way to bring Ireland.
‘And, in particular Wicklow, to the attention of viewers around the world.
‘We are delighted to share this behind-the-scenes video with our fans and followers on social media, celebrating the film’s connections with Ireland.’
