Version History/Update 8

The Pumpkin King Returns
Update Information
Type:	Game Release
Category:	Hotfix Update
Update Number:	17
Version:	1.8.2.7 (The Pumpkin King Returns)
Released:	5 December, 2023
Version Timeline [[Version History/Update 7 Hotfix 2|◄ Update 7 Hotfix 2]]

The Pumpkin King Returns Update

We’re excited to celebrate Disney Dreamlight Valley leaving Early Access with a jam-packed new update, full of content and features that have been heavily requested by you, our amazing community! This blog will break down the content available today for all owners of Disney Dreamlight Valley. If you’re looking for more information about the expansion pass – Disney Dreamlight Valley: A Rift in Time – also launching today, check out our recent blog here!

Welcome Jack Skellington!

You’ve seen Realm Doors. You’ve seen secret doors. But have you ever seen a… tree door?

A mysterious tree has appeared in the Valley with a strange knocking sound emanating from inside. We won’t spoil the fun of what happens next, but all roads lead to The Master of Fright, Jack Skellington, arriving in Disney Dreamlight Valley!

Highly requested by our community and first revealed in the recent Disney Dreamlight Valley Showcase, this familiar face from Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas arrives just in time to spread some holiday magic of his own in your Valley. Introduce him to your other Villagers (we’re pretty sure he’d love Fairy Godmother’s house) and get ready for some holiday hijinks!

Royal Winter Star Path

We just snow you’re going to love this one.

Celebrate the wonder of winter with our latest Star Path! You’ll find plenty of reasons to bundle up and head outside as you complete seasonal duties, from building your own snowman family, to catching an Arendellian delicacy. Each of these will earn you Royal Winter Tokens.

Redeem these tokens to claim a delightful bounty of rewards that will have you shivering with glee! From a Snowman Racoon animal companion to fawn-tastic cosmetics, there’s bound to be something to get anyone into a festive mood!

You can also expect new additions to the in-game Premium Shop to further complement your frosty new décor!

The Valley is More Fun with Friends

Say hello to the newest way to play Disney Dreamlight Valley!

After helping you unlock the DreamSnaps feature, it seems like Vanellope has spent her free time adventuring across the Valley and has made an exciting discovery! Join her on a quest once again to find yourself the proud owner of a Valley Visit Station! You’ll be able to interact with it to enable visits to your Valley and visit other players’ Valleys*†!

To open your Valley for visits, interact with the Station to open a connection. You will receive a unique code that you can share with your friends. From there, they simply need to input this code on the Start Menu to complete the connection. Once done, you can close the connection from the same terminal. Up to 3 friends can visit your Valley at a time.

If you would like to visit a friend’s Valley, simply input their uniquely generated code from the Start Menu.

While participating in multiplayer, all players can pick up items dropped in the Valley‡, enter player homes and Scrooge McDuck’s Store, and change their outfits and accessories. Speaking of Scrooge’s Store, make sure to let your friends know what’s in stock in your Valley to help them complete their collections!

An additional incentive to use the multiplayer feature is a new resource called Pixel Shards! These crystalized clumps of “online energy” can only be found during a visit to your friend’s Valley and are used to craft two special new items:

• Pixelized Cooking Flame: Power up your cooking with this buff or opt for the even more efficient Superior buff! When used, the next five (or twelve, if you opt for the Superior version) meals you cook will have their output doubled.
• Glitchy Pixel Duplicate Pack: Simplify the crafting process with these special items! Depending on the size of pack you create, you will receive five or twelve “Glitchy Pixel Duplicates,” which can be used in place of required ingredients – sort of like a wild card – in many crafting recipes.

New Content and Improvements

- Get ready to welcome the Pumpkin King to your Valley! Jack Skellington arrives along with new quests and unique items that will help bring the excitement of Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas to your Village.

• An all-new multiplayer mode comes to the game with Valley Visits. Hang out, share items, and collect new Pixel Shards to craft powerful cooking and crafting buffs!

• Make your Valley into a royal winter wonderland with the new Royal Winter Star Path.

• Explore new optional items in the Premium Shop for a limited time.

• Complete new weekly DreamSnaps challenges to show off your unique style and win Moonstones.

• Keep an eye out for gifts and wrapping paper around the Valley with the return of the holiday event.

• Knee length versions of basic skirts added to provide you with more outfit options!

• Have more control over your Valley with the ability to add and remove Villagers using the map menu. Please note that villagers will always appear in your village if required for a quest.

• Some characters have received updates to their animations – enjoy catching them emoting across your Valley!

New Content

Changes listed below in italics are unofficial and not part of the release notes

Universes

• Aladdin Universe
• Beauty and the Beast -- 2017
• Brave Universe
• Maleficent
• Mulan (Universe)
• Raya and the Last Dragon
• Icon changed for Pirates of the Caribbean Universe

Characters

• Jack Skellington

Character Houses

• Jack Skellington House

Events

• Royal Winter Star Path 2023.12.05 - 2023.01.24

New Features

• ValleyVerse (Multiplayer)

Quests

• Something Comes A’Knocking 
• TBA 
• TBA 
• TBA 
• TBA 

Companions

• Flowery Capybara
• Snowy Raccoon

Clothing

• Artist's Painted Overalls
• Dreamlight Valley's Savior Jacket (2023 Dec 5-19 only)
• Flynn-spired Overalls
• Gray Oxfords
• Gray Winter Gala Boots
• Gray Winter Gala Coat
• Gray Winter Gala Gown
• Gray Winter Gala Trousers
• The Wings of Winter
• Winter Gala Ice Antlers
• TBA

Furniture

• Cozy Winter Bench
• Decorative Winter Vase
• Dreamlight Gaming Chair (2023 Dec 5-19 only)
• Giant Silver Ornaments
• Luminous Snowflake Statue
• Luxury Snowflake Rug
• Royal Ice Skate Rack
• Splendid Ice Rink
• Winterful Branch Arch
• Winterful Iron Lamp
• TBA

Premium Shop Bundles

• Winter Celebration Bundle ( 1,500)

• Christmas Town Mini Carousel
• Christmas Town Polar Bear

Crafting

Refined Materials

• File:Glitchy Pixel Duplicate.png Glitchy Pixel Duplicate

Fences and Paving

• Ancient's Path
• Ancient's Road

Furniture

• Pile of Crates
• Stack of Crates
• Stony Bench

Quest Items

• TBA

Foraging & Mining

 Crafting Materials

• File:Glitched Pixel Shard.png Glitched Pixel Shard

Motifs

• Royal Winter Star Path Motifs
• Jack Skellington Friendship Motifs

Wallpaper

• Wintery Birch Wallpaper
• Wintery Magic Wallpaper

Floors

• Snowflake Tile Flooring

Face Paint

• File:Winter's Faun Makeup.png Winter's Faun Makeup

Character Dream Styles

• File:Ariel Winter Skin.png Ariel Winter Skin
• Frozen Elsa (Premium Character Dream Style, 2,500)
• Winter's Wonder Belle

House Dream Styles

• Fairy's Bloss-home (Premium Dream Style, 3,000)
• Flowery Summer Cottage (Gold Edition)

Memories

• Changed image: Mickey & Friends Memory 5
• Updated image: Dreamlight Valley Memory 1

Dreamlight

Dreamlight Achievements

• TBA

Dreamlight Duties

• Add 3 Decorations to the Peaceful Meadow (100)
• Add 3 Decorations to the Glade of Trust (100)
• Add 3 Decorations to the Frosted Heights (100)
• Add 3 Decorations to Dazzle Beach (100)
• Add 3 Decorations to the Forest of Valor (100)
• Add 3 Decorations to the Forgotten Lands (100)

Misc.

• "Play healthy!" disclaimer added to bottom of load screen
• Mannequin icon restored on Edit option on Mannequins
• Plaza icon changed
• Sound effect changed when splitting items in Inventory
• Sound effect changed when putting Furniture items into Inventory
• Removed precipitation in Frosted Heights

Bugs Introduced

• TBA

Top Changes and Bug Fixes

• Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Mickey and Friends, and Moana furniture collections feature small changes in color and shape, all aimed at creating a more cohesive and unified look.

• Goofy’s Signature Hat is now more iconically Goofy – it has been sized up to match his own hat in-game.

• Adjusted hem length of cropped tops to match length of “Heart of Te Fiti” Camisole. (e.g. Tan "Heart of Te Fiti" Camisole)

• Minnie’s Dinner Party Gown hem lengthened.

• Roughed up Ralph’s Sturdy Overalls by removing the patches and adding signs of wear and tear.

• Mickey-Mouse-Patch Jean Jacket back patch adjusted. (e.g. Light Blue Mickey-Mouse-Patch Jean Jacket)

• Moana’s fishing stall adjusted to more accurately depict her wa'a kaulua.

• A bug related to the Pumpkin House not correctly appearing in the Forgotten Lands for some players has been fixed.

• “Deal of the Day: The Chocolate Fountain”: A bug related to the spawning of ice shards has been fixed.

• “Strut Your Stuff: a bug related to the spawning of Sunbird feathers has been fixed.

• “Lair Sweet Lair”: A bug related to the spawning of paper has been fixed.

• “The Great Blizzard”: A bug related to the spawning of water particles has been fixed.

• “A Broken Sled”: A bug related to the game freezing while trying to pick up the sled has been fixed.

• “What Home Feels Like”: a bug related to the secret chest spawning has been addressed to unblock any players who encounter the issue.

• A bug related to Lioness Statue in the Forest of Valor becoming unreachable has been addressed.

• A variety of bugs related to the appearance of certain items, including furniture and level blockers when viewed with certain graphical settings, has been fixed.

• An issue with villagers spawning too close to each other, causing graphical issues, has been fixed.

Media

• 2023 October 27 - Trailer released
• 2023 November 21 - Cryptic emoji post on social media regarding Star Path themes
• 2023 December 5 - Update Patch Notes released