Disney Dreamlight Valley Pride of the Valley patch notes: Lion King update, new realm, bug fixes, more

Shreya Paul
Disney Dreamlight Valley Simba Artwork

Disney Dreamlight Valley’s update 4 is right around the corner and we have new patch notes from the Pride of the Valley update. Finally, the much-awaited Lion King update is here along with plenty of improvements and bug fixes.

In Disney Dreamlight Valley, the previous update brought Mirabel and Olaf to the valley, and fans have been swooning over the new characters. Gameloft has put together another major update, The Pride of the Valley, due on April 5, 2023, which brings Simba and Nala.

A new Lion King realm in the Dream Castle is also being added but that’s not all. With the update, fans would see significant changes in the game starting with the improved well-fed bonus, changes in the photo mode, and gliding around the map.

In Disney Dreamlight Valley, you can cook various items and can gift them to other villagers to increase your friendship levels. You can consume the meals yourself to gain energy. When your energy bar is full, it will glow with a yellow color meaning your character is well-fed.

The Pride of the Valley update 4 will improve your well-fed bonus and that will allow you to move faster around the map. Similarly, when the well-fed bonus is active, your character will get plenty of chances for critical results like fishing, collecting gems and fruits, mining, and so on. Moreover, now you can simply take a break and sit anywhere in the map to replenish your energy.

Here are the full patch notes for Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Pride of the Valley update including the new content and major bug fixes.

Disney Dreamlight Valley April 4 update: 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. 

Disney Dreamlight Valley April 4 update: 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! 

We also have a ton of other Disney Dreamlight Valley guides that you might find useful as well:

Where to catch White Sturgeon in Disney Dreamlight Valley | Disney Dreamlight Valley recipe guide | How to raise friendship level fast in Disney Dreamlight Valley | All Disney Dreamlight Valley The Sunstone Fragments locations | Every Disney Dreamlight Valley character: How to unlock them | How to feed animals & their favorite foods in Disney Dreamlight Valley

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About The Author

Shreya started gaming back in school, with Clash of Clans in 2006. After that, she moved on to different FPS titles on mobile, and RPGs on PC. Her favorite games include the Dark Pictures series, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Hogwarts Legacy, and Fortnite. She has previously worked at Pro Game Guides as a Freelance Contributing Writer. Currently, she is working as a Games Writer for Dexerto since April, 2023.