Disenchantment fans have been traveling the land of Urth with royal reveler Bean (Abbi Jacobson) since the Matt Groening animated series debuted in 2018. But now — ahead of the Part 5 premiere on Sept. 1 — we’re getting an even deeper look at this very magical world from executive producers Groening, Josh Weinstein, Claudia Katz, and Deanna MacLellan. The Disenchantment team has released a map of Urth worthy of the comedy’s final chapter, which will see Queen Bean fight Satan, a headless corpse, and even her own mother Queen Dagmar (Sharon Horgan) for the good of her kingdom, Dreamland. 

“Part 5 — it’s bittersweet, because the story ends. But it’s so much fun,” says Disenchantment’s creative director Serban Cristescu. He has been developing the map for years.  

“The world’s grown so much [since the beginning] and the characters have grown so much,” he continues. “It’s really a joy seeing it all come together. The map really plays into that, because it feels like a perfect way to encapsulate what this world was.” 

While Cristescu hopes viewers will “just have fun” with his creation, there are also many Disenchantment secrets to be found within its snowy mountains and soggy seas. So let’s make Bean proud and explore. 

How did the Disenchantment map get made? 

Cristescu, who has been with Disenchantment since the series premiere, started the map as a personal project a little over three years ago. He’s a fan of J. R. R. Tolkien’s work and was inspired by the Lord of the Rings map of Middle-earth. Once creator and executive producer Groening got involved, he introduced Cristescu to his own fantasy cartographic touchstones, like The Ancient Mappe of Fairyland and The Land of Make Believe. 

“They’re really fun pieces to look at just to discover all the little jokes and little visual treasures that are in there,” Cristescu says. “We tried to honor that tradition with making something really cool of our own.” 

In this case, the map is a hand-drawn artifact of Disenchantment society and has been cobbled together from the reports of various explorers. It’s something that would hang in King Zøg’s (John DiMaggio) bed chamber or on the palace walls of Dreamland. In fact, there is one such tapestry that can be seen hanging in Zøg’s room. That “simpler” map, which is never seen up close, only showed about 66% of the vast landscapes displayed in the finished product. Locales like Cremorrah and Maru are newer additions. 

“My personal approach was just to include as much from the show as possible… This is that map on steroids. It shows everything,” he explains. “It’s funny, I happened to stumble on a very early version of this, and it looks empty.”  

Which Disenchantment characters are in the map? 

Portraits of Disenchantment’s core cast — including Bean and her trusty sidekicks Elfo (Nat Faxon) and Luci (Eric André) — can be found on the border of the map. Bean’s aforementioned parents King Zøg and Queen Dagmar also made the border cut, as did her ex-stepmom Queen Oona (Tress MacNeille). But you’ll also spot Bean’s mermaid love interest Mora (Meredith Hagner), dependable Mop Girl (Lauren Tom), Scruffles the cat, and many more. Cristescu says the team wanted to ensure there was “balance.”

“It’s a mixed bag. You want to show the [main characters], but you also don’t want to exclude the more obscure characters like Giggles or ‘Handsome’ Wade Brody Jr.,” Cristescu says. “It’s not really about favorites. It’s just more about what we thought fans would love to see.” 

Are there hidden Disenchantment details in the map? 

Yes — there are enough Disenchantment references to keep you entertained for the long journey from Steamland to Maru. “There are a bunch of things that make me chuckle,” Cristescu says. “But the one that I think makes me chuckle the most is the boy-eating frog moment.” 

You can find the Boy-Eating Frog Pond on the map directly between Cremorrah and Maru; the individuals seen fleeing the homicidal body of water are Becky (Lucy Montgomery) and Floyd (Rich Fulcher), Dagmar’s siblings. Unfortunately for both of them, they become puppets in Disenchantment Part 4. 

Although Cristescu is fond of the frog pond, that’s not exactly where he dreams of setting up his own castle. “I would have to be close to the beach somewhere, although the sea looks very angry,” he said. Dogwater, Mudsucker Bay, and Pixieland were all in contention for Cristescu’s top real estate prospect. But he ultimately decided on something a little more delicious. 

“I would go to Yum Yum Island,” he concludes. “It wouldn’t be a castle, though. It would be more like a beach house.” 

How does the map expand on the Disenchantment story? 

Cristescu, Groening, and EP Weinstein filled the map with jokes that tickled their fancy. Some of those references aren’t limited to Disenchantment’s five parts. 

“There’s a lot of locations [here] that never made it into the show,” Cristescu says. “So they’re neat places to see what might have been, what could be, what’s in that world that exists. But we never traveled there because it’s such a big world.” 

One of those places is the coastal city Sunnydale, outside of Cremorrah, which Cristescu says is “definitely” a Groening addition. The burg will sound familiar to any Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans. Although it’s currently unclear if Disenchantment’s Sunnydale harbors a Hellmouth, there is Hellhole #3 across the map, directly above the Devil’s Punchbowl, and a Pox Pit outside of Elfwood. 

Is the Disenchantment map also a kiddie placemat? 

Yes, actually. At least if you use your imagination. The top of the Disenchantment map says it jokingly doubles as great way to distract children at the 24-hour Roadside Pancake Shack. Crayons aren’t included, though.

“That is a 100% Matt sensibility there,” Cristescu confirms with a laugh. “He was influenced by stuff like that when he was younger, we all were. [We hope] that kids would love to look at this and have it be a source of mystery and discovery.” 

Is it better to live on Mermaid Island or Angry Rat Island? 

As you can see on the map, the two islands are directly across from each other in the Sea of Soggy Dreams. As Cristescu says, “It would have to be Mermaid Island. They have all the sangrias there.” So drink up, and try to stay dry. 

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