What to Expect from Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Storybook Vale DLC
Disney Dreamlight Valley has had plenty of updates and additions since its release in 2022. The hit simulation game has skyrocketed in popularity over the past year, leading to bigger updates to the valley during this period. This makes Disney and Gameloft’s many announcements at Disney Dreamlight Valley Showcase 2024 unsurprising. But fans will be particularly pleased to know the game will be receiving new DLC in the next year.
DLC for Disney Dreamlight Valley has been released previously. Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time, released in December 2023, acts as an expansion for the base game that introduces new characters, biomes, areas, items, and more. Based on this new DLC’s announcement, Disney Dreamlight Valley’s new “Storybook Vale” Expansion Pass will follow in the footsteps of its predecessor.
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New Lands and Characters Will Come to Disney Dreamlight Valley
Gameloft and Disney have already released some key details about Storybook Vale. Notably, the release of this new expansion pass will be split into two parts. Part 1, titled “Welcome to the Vale,” will be released on November 20, 2024. Part 2, titled “The Unwritten Realms,” will be released sometime in Summer 2025. Details for both parts of the expansion have been announced, but more information has been released for Part 1 than for Part 2.
Disney Dreamlight Valley Storybook Vale will introduce a new land to the Valley. The Vale contains three new biomes – the Bind, Everafter, and Mythtopia. The plot of this new DLC picks up from the conclusion of A Rift in Time. In order to restore peace to the Valley yet again, players will work alongside Princess Merida from Pixar’s Brave and Flynn Rider from Disney’s Tangled to defeat Hercules villain Hades.
Based on the characters confirmed for the “Welcome to the Vale” part of the Storybook Vale DLC, it’s fairly easy to deduce where some of the new characters will reside. Hades comes from Greek mythology, aligning himself with the new biome Mythtopia. Merida and Flynn Rider will be separated into Everafter and the Bind. Rapunzel, the protagonist of Tangled and love interest to Flynn Rider, was introduced into Disney Dreamlight Valley as part of the A Rift in Time expansion pass. The trailer announcement for Storybook Vale vaguely describes bringing characters to each other, hinting that reuniting the Tangled couple could lead to some interesting gameplay.
Hades isn’t the only villain being introduced through the Storybook Vale DLC. Maleficent of Sleeping Beauty fame will also wreak havoc in the Valley. Storybook Vale’s announcement trailer describes Hades and Maleficent taking over the Vale before creating a rift across the land. With Hades’ introduction into Part 1 of the Storybook Vale DLC confirmed, this canonical rift suggests that Maleficent will be introduced into Disney Dreamlight Valley alongside the second half of the new DLC.
Other Additions Included in the Storybook Vale DLC
New characters and lands aren’t the only additions via the Storybook Vale DLC. A new Royal Tool will be added to the game called the Royal Net. This net can be used to capture origami-like animal creatures called Snippets, formed from storybook pages. These new animals seem to feature similar mechanics to Critters, with each Snippet having unique catch mechanics and color variants.
Pricing for the Storybook Vale DLC starts at $29.99. However, the Magical Edition of the DLC is priced at $49.99 and adds the Autumn Manor House Style, Storybook Vale Dress & Ensemble, and a Baby Pegasus Companion & House. Disney Dreamlight Valley now has a new Enchanted Edition that includes the Storybook Vale DLC. This edition is best for gamers who do not own the game as it includes the Disney Dreamlight Valley base game, the Storybook Vale DLC, and A Rift in Time DLC.
The Storybook Vale DLC will not only expand on Disney Dreamlight Valley’s base game, but its previous DLC. Fans who hope to uncover more information about the new DLC should reinvestigate not just the base game, but Disney Dreamlight Valley’s A Rift in Time DLC for more clues.
Disney Dreamlight Valley is a hybrid between a life-sim and an adventure game rich with quests, exploration, and engaging activities featuring Disney and Pixar friends, both old and new.
Once an idyllic land, Dreamlight Valley was a place where Disney and Pixar characters lived in harmony—until the Forgetting. Night Thorns grew across the land and severed the wonderful memories tied to this magical place. With nowhere else to go, the hopeless inhabitants of Dreamlight Valley retreated behind locked doors in the Dream Castle.Now it’s up to you to discover the stories of this world and bring the magic back to Dreamlight Valley.
Free the Dream Castle from the insidious grip of the Forgetting, and unlock the unique Realms of well-loved Disney and Pixar characters, including great queens and kings such as Anna and Simba. Each Realm contains unique challenges with puzzles to solve in the quest to bring friendship back to the Valley.
You’ll start your adventure in the Valley, but your journey will take you to infinity… and beyond! Explore what lurks in the Forest of Valor and brave the deepest caverns as you take on challenges from iconic Disney and Pixar heroes and villains. Who knows who—or what—you might discover.