8 Best New Changes In Disney Dreamlight Valley Storybook Vale

Disney Dreamlight Valley has been a very successful game since its initial launch in 2022. Rapidly becoming a leading game in the life and farming simulation genres, Disney Dreamlight Valley is well-known for its endless customization and decorating options, generous creative freedom, as well as the nostalgic elements that the game provides. An exciting new chapter for the game is coming with Disney Dreamlight Valley‘s second expansion pass, The Storybook Vale, launching on November 20.

A follow-up to the first expansion pass, A Rift In Time, The Storybook Vale is being released in two separate installments, known as Part One and Part Two. By purchasing the first installment of the expansion pass, players will automatically have access to the second, scheduled to be released in 2025, at no additional cost. The Storybook Vale expansion pass is the most magical game update that has become available for Disney Dreamlight Valley so far, with its themes primarily based around the magic of fairytales and literature.

8 More Character Customization Options

Personalized Avatars: Expanded Customization

For some Disney Dreamlight Valley players, customizing one’s character is the best and most enjoyable part of the game. With a reasonably extensive character creator and some excellent customization options, the opportunities for player creativity when it comes to character editing are endless.

Because The Storybook Vale has introduced a generous amount of brand-new content, many new cosmetic items have become available for players to unlock. These include new hair items as well as clothing items that players will be able to collect through befriending and leveling up friendships with the new characters that The Storybook Vale brings.

Royal Tool: A New Creative Outlet

Players are now able to expand their arsenal with a brand-new Royal Tool called the Royal Net that has arrived in Disney Dreamlight Valley with The Storybook Vale expansion pass. This new tool plays a key part in the main story of The Storybook Vale, where the net must be used to catch some adorable origami flying figures called Snippets.

The Snippets are actually the pages of an ancient, enchanted book called the Lorekeeper, whose pages have been torn away due to a feud between The Storybook Vale’s two main characters: Maleficent and Hades, whose anger with one another has divided the world.

6 Automatic Moonstones Reward

Lunar Loot: Automated Treasures

Accumulating Moonstones without purchasing them in Disney Dreamlight Valley can be quite challenging, with few options available in-game which only offer a small amount of them as a reward. However, if a player purchases The Storybook Vale expansion pass at its standard cost of $29.99, they will automatically be rewarded with 5,000 Moonstones in the game.

Additionally, if a player purchases The Storybook Vale Magical Edition for $49.99, they will be rewarded with 10,000 Moonstones. And if a player desires to go all out with the expansion pass, by purchasing The Storybook Vale Bundle at $59.99, they will be rewarded with a whopping 13,000.

5 More Foliage To Decorate With

Nature’s Bounty: Lush Foliage

The introduction of not just one, but three new biomes and ultimately a brand-new world with The Storybook Vale means that a variety of new foliage has arrived in Disney Dreamlight Valley with the launch of the expansion pass. One of the most exciting new foliage types that has become available with The Storybook Vale is autumnal-themed trees, bushes and more, and even some magical trees that contain bookcases inside them.

Particularly in the case of more autumn-colored foliage, players will now be able to decorate their valleys with trees and plants that are more befitting of a cozy theme, thanks to The Storybook Vale’s beautiful new foliage items.

4 Catch And Collect New Critters

Critter Captures: New Additions

One of the most adorable features of Disney Dreamlight Valley is its cute critters who roam each of the biomes in the game. Every biome features its own unique critter which can be approached and befriended in different ways.

The brand-new critters that have been introduced in Disney Dreamlight Valley thanks to The Storybook Vale include mini-winged horses, or pegasuses, rather, as well as mini dragons and owls. So far in Disney Dreamlight Valley, the critters that have been available up until this point are relatively ordinary creatures, so the addition of two supernatural critters is an exciting feature.

3 New Ingredients Mean New Recipes

Culinary Creations: Fresh Ingredients

Because The Storybook Vale expansion pass has introduced three new biomes to the world of Disney Dreamlight Valley, there is a whole array of brand-new items for players to collect. These items include wild produce that can be foraged like buried porcini mushrooms, green beans, and more, all of which can be used in some brand-new cooking recipes. In addition to the new foraging finds, players now also have access to some brand-new types of fish to collect, including koi and wolffish. Because there are three new biomes, each with its own distinct theme, it’s exciting to think about all the different types of cooking ingredients that will become available to Disney Dreamlight Valley players and the recipes they can be used in.

Cooking in Disney Dreamlight Valley is not only one of the most beloved gameplay features in the game, but it’s also an essential skill for players to utilize in order for their character to remain energized throughout the day. Cooked meals provide a substantial amount of golden energy which allows a player’s character to move faster, and even glide around when the Glider effect is equipped. However, DDV cooking recipes can be unlocked relatively quickly, so the addition of brand-new recipes thanks to The Storybook Vale is welcome.

2 Characters Making Their Debut Will Bring New Content

Character Chronicles: New Quests and Stories

The Storybook Vale has introduced four brand-new beloved Disney characters, with a hidden fifth character to be unlocked in the second installment of the expansion pass, which will be released at some point in 2025. The four characters who are included in the first installment of The Storybook Vale are Maleficent from Sleeping Beauty, Hades from Hercules, Merida from Pixar’s Brave, and Flynn Rider from Tangled. The fifth character seems to be Princess Aurora from Sleeping Beauty, given the visual clues in the official trailer for The Storybook Vale where her silhouette appears on a tiled plaque.

While Flynn Rider is a beloved character who brings a new quest where players can reunite him with Rapunzel, the introductions of Maleficent, Hades, and Merida will introduce the worlds from which each of these characters are from to Disney Dreamlight Valley for the first time. Players can expect to see and be able to collect brand-new item rewards from the worlds of Sleeping Beauty, Hercules, and Pixar’s Brave. This will enhance the gameplay of Disney Dreamlight Valley as players will be able to unlock brand-new themes and items that will appear in Scrooge’s Store. The new content also provides players with an interest in befriending the new characters in order to unlock the rewards.

1 Three New Biomes To Explore And Decorate

Biomes Beyond: Explore and Enhance

Possibly the most exciting new gameplay feature to arrive with The Storybook Vale expansion pass is the introduction of three brand-new biomes that players now have the chance to explore, decorate, and make their own. The new biomes are expansive, with each carrying its own unique theme. The first of the new biomes is The Bind, a cozy landscape decorated with autumnal foliage and various trees containing fairytale bookshelves within their trunks. The Bind is a beautiful, storybook-style biome, and its overall autumnal theme is unlike any of the biomes in Disney Dreamlight Valley so far.

The second of the new biomes to arrive with The Storybook Vale is the enchanting, dusky world of Everafter. Heavily inspired by Scandinavian and Scottish folklore, this biome is covered in luminous, colorful moss and magical mushroom foliage. The third of the new biomes is Mythopia, a landscape covered with ancient ruins and structures that have been inspired by the world of Hercules and ancient Greek and Roman mythology. Each of the new biomes in The Storybook Vale boast some of the most beautiful landscapes that have ever been seen in Disney Dreamlight Valley, and their generous amount of space to decorate is sure to provide creative freedom for many players of the game.

The Storybook Vale is available now on PC and console and is set to liven up Disney Dreamlight Valley with its abundance of brand-new content, gameplay features, new characters, and more. It is very exciting that the expansion pass will become available in two installments, so that players will have double the amount of content to look forward to. With an expansive new world for players to explore, in addition to a new catalog of brand-new quests to participate in, The Storybook Vale is set to significantly enhance Disney Dreamlight Valley.