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Current and next Disney Dreamlight Valley update

Welcome in the current and next Disney Dreamlight Valley update with this handy guide, covering new arrivals like Disney Dreamlight Valley's Fairy Belle.

Disney Dreamlight Valley update - The Laugh Floor promotional art showing Sulley, Mike, and a player character walking through a magical door to enter the Monsters Inc factory

Whether you’re making new friends or exploring different realms, each Disney Dreamlight Valley update brings even more magic to this enchantingly cozy life sim. So grab your favorite companion and prepare your pumpkins, as we look at all the fresh content you can look forward to on the Disney Dreamlight Valley roadmap.

We’ve got a bunch of other handy DDLV guides to help you on your magical adventure, too, covering all sorts of topics including Disney Dreamlight Valley recipesDisney Dreamlight Valley gems, Disney Dreamlight Valley critters, Disney Dreamlight Valley seaweed, and Disney Dreamlight Valley realms.

Now, let’s explore the magical world of the current and upcoming Disney Dreamlight Valley updates.

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What’s the current Disney Dreamlight Valley update?

The current Disney Dreamlight Valley update is The Laugh Floor. It introduces a heap of exciting new content, including the Monsters Inc realm and two new friends to add to your valley – Sulley and Mike!

But before you can clock in on the Laugh Floor,  you need to look the part – so you get the opportunity to create your own monstrous disguise and snap a pic for your security ID.

The new update also brings some long-awaited quality of life features, including a free upgrade to Scrooge McDuck’s shop, which increases the size of the upper level, introducing a variety of pedestals and areas to buy different furniture types. There’s also an increased chance to pick up items that you’re missing from your collection.

And, if you missed out on those egg-cellent Disney Dreamlight Valley recipes from last spring, you can finally complete your recipe book, as the Eggstravaganza event makes its return from March 27 – April 17.

To find out more about the current update, be sure to check out the official news post

A screenshot from the current Disney Dreamlight Valley update showing Mike from Monster's Inc running alongside a player character wearing cosmetics from the current star path

What’s the current Disney Dreamlight Valley Star Path?

The current Disney Dreamlight Valley Star Path is Lovely Monsters, which introduces some great new cosmetics to keep the monstrous fun coming including makeup, wigs, and more. You can also snap up some Monsters University-inspired Dream Styles for your new pals Mike and Sulley, as well as some gorgeous, romantic furniture items including swan boats and chocolate fountains.

What’s the next Disney Dreamlight Valley update?

Gameloft has announce that the next Disney Dreamlight Valley update is called Thrills and Frills, which releases on May 1, 2024. This update sees the long-awaited Daisy Duck arrive in the valley, along with her very own friendship quest line that invites you to lend Daisy your creativity and fashion sense in order to unlock your very own personal boutique.

The boutique allows you to sell your custom designs, unlock new customizable items, share your wares with others, and visit your friends’ valleys to browse their unique creations.

On top of this, the multiplayer feature boasts several improvements including the ability to take selfies with your friends, and take part in activities such as gardening, mining, fishing, and cooking together.

Alongside the free Thrills and Frills update, May 1 also sees the release of Act II of the A Rift in Time Expansion Pass, entitled The Spark of Imagination. This new update invites you to learn more about the mysteries of Eternity Isle, while also introducing the classic Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. And that’s not all, as this second act invites you to embark on a new, expansive quest alongside Rapunzel, Gaston, and EVE, further upgrade your Royal Hourglass, and unlock new decorations and Scramblecoin figures along the way.

What’s the next Disney Dreamlight Valley Star Path?

The next Star Path celebrates all things Disney Parks, featuring attractions such as the Alien Swirling Saucers and Magic Carpets of Aladdin, as well as fresh new clothing and Dream Styles for Daisy Duck and Minnie Mouse. Alongside this, new parks attractions and special clothing items will be available for purchase in the premium shop.

All Disney Dreamlight Valley updates so far

  • February 28, 2024 – The Laugh Floor
  • December 4, 2023 – The Pumpkin King Returns
  • September 13, 2023 – Enchanted Adventure update
  • July 19, 2023 – DreamSnaps update
  • June 6, 2023 – the Remembering
  • April 5, 2023 – Pride of the Valley
  • February 16, 2023 – A Festival of Friendship
  • December 6, 2022 – Missions in Uncharted Space
  • October 19, 2022 – Scar’s Kingdom

Are the Disney Dreamlight Valley updates free?

As you may have heard, Disney Dreamlight Valley’s free to play plans are no longer on the cards, but Gameloft has confirmed that the base game will continue to get free updates including new characters, realms, and more.

However, you do have to pay for the Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time expansion. The expansion takes you to a whole new world about the same size as the original valley, and unlocks a bunch of new characters including EVE, Rapunzel, and Gaston. New tools and mechanics are also locked behind this expansion, including a bunch of handy machines that can automate systems such as sprinklers to water your crops and a tool that allows you to cook multiple meals at once.

Luckily, if you want to try out a Rift in Time for yourself but don’t want to splash that cash, you can play the Disney Dreamlight Valley: Arcade Edition for free if you have an Apple Arcade subscription. The Arcade Edition comes complete with the new expansion, as well as all past and future content updates – the only things you miss out on are the Star Paths and the premium shop.

That’s everything you need to know about current and upcoming Disney Dreamlight Valley updates. For more magical adventures, check out our list of the best Disney games. Or, if you’re looking for some technical magic, head over to our guide on how to scan with iPhone.