"Once Upon a Time" season 3 is just around the corners, and spoilers are surfacing regarding Aurora and Mulan, Regina and Ariel, as well as the balance between Storybrooke and Neverland.

According to TVLine, "Once Upon a Time" will hint at the backstory over how Mulan and Aurora helped Philip get his soul back from the wraith, but it won't be central to season 3.

"We'll hint at it, but we probably aren't going to show that [back]story for a while," says Eddy Kitsis.

"One of the things about Season 3 is we've really tried to focus on the core characters, including the six people on that boat and Neal. We do eventually want to get to that [Philip/wraith] story, but we're coming out of the gate with the people on that boat."

In addition, one popular theory about "Once Upon a Time" season 3 is that Ariel and Regina may have a history, especially if the "certain mermaid" Regina mentions in season 1 episode 12 is in fact the Little Mermaid.

Ariel will be portrayed by Joanna Garcia this season.

As far as "Once Upon a Time" season 3 spoilers, Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis also hint at the Storybrooke and Neverland storylines colliding later on in the season.

"At first, you're going to see a lot of Neverland because that's where the characters are headed, while Storybrooke will not be forgotten" says Horowitz.

"We then intend to catch up with what is happening with our folks in Storybrooke, and have both stories meet."