Disney Dreamlight Valley has shared details on its next update, The Winter Ball, which will bring one of the games most anticipated characters to the valley

Cinderella in Disney Dreamlight Valley — (Image credit: Gameloft)

Disney Dreamlight Valley hosted its 2025 showcase stream on October 15, and shared what free updates the game can expect for the rest of the year. This includes our first detailed look at the next release, The Winter Ball, which will be launching on December 10. We already had an idea of what, and more specifically who, would be coming as part of this update thanks to a teaser shared earlier in the year, but it's nice to finally see the characters in-game.

The Winter Ball will bring Cinderella to the game, one of the characters players have been desperate to invite to their valley since it launched. Even though the roster gets bigger every single year, there's still a pretty significant lack of original princesses, so having updates like this one is always exciting, even though we've still got a couple of months to wait before we get to meet her.

The showcase also gave some info on who else will show up as we unlock Cinderella. You can expect to spend a lot of time working alongside the Fairy Godmother, a character who has been available since the game first released, in quests that involve getting her to remember her past. The Dark Castle was shown briefly in the trailer, so you'll need quests with The Forgotten cleared off your docket too ahead of time.

Cinderella and her friendship quests aren't the only thing coming in this update either. Another significant feature being added is the "Dream Teams" function, which lets you connect with groups of friends to share resources with, as well as complete quests and crafting tasks. Gone are the days of me frantically searching my valley for hardwood or iron, and I can now rinse my friends' storage for anything I'm missing.

Kara is an evergreen writer. Having spent four years as a games journalist guiding, reviewing, or generally waffling about the weird and wonderful, she’s more than happy to tell you all about which obscure indie games she’s managed to sink hours into this week. When she’s not raising a dodo army in Ark: Survival Evolved or taking huge losses in Tekken, you’ll find her helplessly trawling the internet for the next best birdwatching game because who wants to step outside and experience the real thing when you can so easily do it from the comfort of your living room. Right?

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