 On May 25 , 2005 , Variety reported that Kevin Lima had been hired as director and Bill Kelly had returned to the project to write a new version of the script . Lima worked with Kelly on the script to combine the main plot of Enchanted with the idea of a " loving homage " to Disney 's heritage . He created visual storyboard printouts that covered the story of Enchanted from beginning to end , which filled an entire floor of a production building . After Lima showed them to Dick Cook , the chairman of the Walt Disney Studios , he received the green light for the project and a budget of $ 85 million . Lima began designing the world of Andalasia and storyboarding the movie before a cast was chosen to play the characters . After the actors were hired , he was involved in making the final design of the movie , which made sure the animated characters look like their real @-@ life counterparts . 
