Animal Crossing Rival Disney Dreamlight Valley Is Adding So Much Content on PS5, PS4

While we’re not necessarily here to discuss Nintendo games, we’ll forever be baffled by the Mario maker’s decision to pull support on the tremendously popular Animal Crossing: New Horizons so early. It feels like Gameloft of all companies got the memo, because it’s been steadily expanding Disney Dreamlight Valley for years now – and it’ll continue to do so through the holidays and into 2025.

Its next round of support starts on 20th November, with its second Expansion Pass named The Storybook Vale. This will introduce an entire new realm made up of three biomes, once ruled by Maleficent and Hades. You’ll meet two new characters here: Merida from Brave and Flynn from Tangled. You’ll be able to invite both to your valley, with two more to come in 2025.

“New friends aren’t the only thing you’re adding to your mystery-solving toolkit,” the overview explains. “You’ll also gain the advantage of a new tool – the Royal Net – that will enable you to capture the various Snippets that have escaped the Lorekeeper’s pages.” These aforementioned pages take the form of origami animals, which is pretty cute.

The Storybook Vale will be divided into two parts, with the second half launching in Summer 2025. It’ll cost $29.99 for existing owners, although a Magical Edition will also be available for $49.99, bundling in some additional cosmetics and Moonstones. The latter is an in-game currency which can be spent on the title’s Star Passes to unlock premium cosmetics and rewards.

If you’re not interested in spending money then it’s worth noting a big free update is also planned for 2nd December, which will add Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas to the game. More importantly, this will see the introduction of floating islands, blank canvases based on existing biomes in the game which you can customise to your heart’s content.

You’ll be able to fast travel to these islands and decorate them exactly how you want, unleashing the release’s creative potential. The developer’s also adding 16-degree rotation to the release, so you’ll have more flexibility over how you place objects, from ornaments all the way up to entire buildings. Pretty cool.

And then, moving through 2025, the roadmap teases Aladdin early next year, with Alice in Wonderland to follow in the spring. Finally, the summer will take you inside Skull Rock, where you’ll no doubt meet the likes of Captain Hook. So there’s absolutely tons to look forward to if you’re a regular player of Disney Dreamlight Valley, then. Does any of this grab your attention?