Disney Dreamlight Valley Lion King Update Dated, Patch Notes Released

04/03/2023 03:55 pm EDT

The next major update for Disney Dreamlight Valley has been titled Pride of the Valley, and it will be dropping on April 5th. Players can expect a ton of new content, including the arrival of Simba and Nala from The Lion King. Gameloft has been teasing the addition of a Star Path based on the Disney Parks for months now, and now players can learn what's in it: actual rides that can be placed around the valley! There are plenty of other additions, including quality-of-life improvements, bug fixes, and more. Full patch notes from the game's official website can be found below:

NEW CONTENT AND IMPROVEMENTS

• A new Realm door is open in the Dream Castle: The Lion King Realm! 
• Welcome Simba and Nala to the Valley as you build your very own version of Pride Rock. 
• Celebrate Disney Parks with the most ambitious and magical Star Path yet! Place your very own Pixar Pal-A-Round, Dumbo the Flying Elephant or Mad Tea Party rides and transform your Valley into the happiest place on earth! 
• Scrooge McDuck's Store has received a new shipment of exciting new items, including some snazzy bathroom equipment, mushroom-inspired sets and more. 
• New optional items are coming to the Premium Shop for a limited time! Get ready to live your perfect life at sea with Prince Eric's Boat house Dream Style and meet Dreamlight infused animal companions for the first time. 
• Enjoy the return of sunny days outside and take part in our Eggstravaganza event from April 8 to 29! 
• Craft new interactive items for your animal companions to give them more to do around your valley, including little houses, feeders and toys. 
• A new selfie pose for each of your animal companions is now available in Photo Mode. 
• Paging Star Command! It seems like there have been a few more alien sightings in the Valley. You should, uh, talk to Buzz... 
• The well-fed bonus that is earned from eating cooked meals has been beefed up! When well-fed, you now get more chances of Critical Results each time you interact with the world (i.e. picking fruits, fishing fish, mining gems, etc.). But that's not all… 
• Get moving with the ability to hover! When the well-fed bonus is active, you can now start channeling your magic to slide around your Valley even faster! 
• Take a breath. Sitting down on a bench – or any other object, for that matter – anywhere in the Valley, will now replenish your energy very slowly.
  

TOP BUG FIXES

• Players should no longer encounter issues initiating a hang-out with Eric (we hear he was busy with his boat). 
• Improved companion behavior to reduce the chance of being blocked by them.
• Fixed an issue which prevented some players from feeding critters while they had a training manual in their inventory.
• "A Festival of Friendship" quest: The 4th piece of the Madrigal Table should now spawn as expected on the beach. 
• "The Definition of a Hero" quest: Players should now receive the Space Ranger Buffet required to complete this quest. 
• "A Restaurant Makeover" quest: Fixed an issue which would prevent the player from completing this quest by entering the restaurant. 
• "Remy's Recipe Book" quest: Fixed an issue that prevented the book from spawning. 
• "The Final Trial" quest: Fixed an issue which caused the Ice Heart to disappear after planting it for some players. 
• "Missing Prince" quest: After placing the Prince Eric statue, the memory needed to progress this quest should now spawn properly. 
• Altered the Sunstone Fragment icon to make it more easily distinguishable from Night Shards in the Forest of Valor. 
• The Spacecraft Porthole window should now properly display a space background. 
• Players can now pick up the blue clothing bag in Moana's home that was blocked by furniture for some folks. 
• Camera collision in the Toy Story Realm has been improved. 
• Fixed an issue which prevented some players from equipping Mickey and Minnie's D100 Dream Styles. 
• Fixed an issue preventing some players from tracking quests in the menu. 
• Fixed an issue in which a small number of players reported Star Path rewards disappearing after restarting their game. 
• Fixed an issue in which some Nintendo Switch users would encounter a black screen when entering the WALL-E Realm. 
• Fixed an issue in which a small number of Mac users encountered crashes upon entering the Sunlit Plateau. 
• Fixed an issue in which some players were unable to pick up flowers in the Frosted Heights biome. 
• Fixed an issue which caused certain quest items to remain in players' inventories after completing the relevant quests. 
• Adjusted Stitch motif. 
• Various localization fixes. 
• Various audio and visual fixes. 
• Various Premium Shop fixes. 
• And more bug fixes, optimizations and stability improvements!
  

Overall, this week's update looks really promising! It can be a big challenge keeping players engaged with games like Disney Dreamlight Valley, but Gameloft has kept a steady stream of content coming. Already, players seem very excited about this update. Predictably, the Star Path is getting the most attention, but there are also a lot of players that seem to be excited about Simba and Nala's debut. Thankfully, fans don't have to wait too much longer for this one to release!

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