Libby Rue, Abigail Estrella, CJ Uy, Jack Stanton, Secunda Wood, and Audrey Wasilewski voice the primary characters.
In the film, there is a scene in which the Mad Hatter hosts a tea party with teapots that pipe music, hats producing three-layer frosted cakes, and exploding firework candles in the sky.
Disney Television Animation decided to produce a heritage project based upon the scene,[47] which would also take inspiration from the sense of connection brought by food.
[3] Creator Chelsea Beyl said: "I started thinking about all the whimsy, the comedy, and the peculiar characters that are in the original movie and thought, 'Wow, preschoolers are going to love this' ...
The team at ICON Creative Studio, according to Montagna, worked tirelessly to give the show a "bouncy and rubbery" feel, particularly with the Cheshire Cat—the only character from the 1951 film to appear in the series.
[48] Beyl sought to reimagine some characters from the original film to enrich Wonderland with a wider range of cultures.
Numerous foods from different cultures are featured in the series, including pastelitos (Cuban), mochi (Japanese), carrot calzone, grape gazpacho, huevos habaneros and kuku sib zamini (Persian).
The White Rabbit hole served as the model for Alice's pantry, which features an endless supply of food items.
He wrote and composed "The Baking Song", which appears often throughout the show in various forms: the queen sings a salsa rendition, while another episode features a version with Persian instruments.
"[58] Laurel Graeber of The New York Times said that the show highlights creativity, while taking notice of the cultural diversity of the characters and their voice actors compared to the original Alice in Wonderland.
[48] Ashley Moulton of Common Sense Media gave the show a grade of three out of five stars in her review, in which she described it as "a fun treat, but not one of Disney's standouts".
She praised the characters, worldbuilding, musical numbers, and themes, stating that "Alice's Wonderland Bakery mines author Lewis Carroll's treasure trove of source material and adds amazing sugary confections".
Moulton did, however, express concern over the numerous desserts featured on the show and said there were many other types of foods Alice and her friends could cook.
[59] Marisa Lascala of Good Housekeeping included Alice's Wonderland Bakery in their "60 Best Kids' TV Shows and Family Series of All Time" list.