How To Prepare For The Winter Ball Update In Disney Dreamlight Valley
Disney Dreamlight Valley is releasing its final update for 2025 on December 9, which will welcome Cinderella to the valley at long last. Outside of this new arrival though, we don't actually know a huge amount of information about what the Winter Ball update will have in store for us. Besides, that is, the standard routine of a new realm opening up in the Dream Castle, and needing an extortionate amount of Dreamlight to get there in the first place.
This lack of information is what makes preparation for an update like this so important. Even though you likely have the funds to get into the new realm, you might not have the friendship levels or materials you need to start making your way through Cinderella's unlock quests. So, here are a few things you can do to make sure you're as ready as possible ahead of time.
As always, we haven't been told there's anything specific you need to do to prepare for the update. Instead, these are some steps you can take to hopefully make the process of unlocking Cinderella slightly easier.
Despite not knowing the ins and outs of what to expect from the Winter Ball quests, we do already know that the Fairy Godmother will be an incredibly important character thanks to the trailer. It's worth making sure you have a high friendship with her before the update rolls out to avoid hitting any roadblocks on the day of the release. You'll automatically unlock this character once you gain access to the Forgotten Lands too, so you don't need to jump through any hoops to get her moved in before the Winter Ball.
When I think of Disney princesses, I almost always think of all things glitz and glam. Cinderella is no exception to this rule, so mining gemstones in advance could come in handy in case you're sent on any crafting quests. If we end up playing Fairy Godmother, there's a chance we might be responsible for making Cinderella's outfit for the ball. All sorts of gemstones could be useful here, so to save yourself from having to run around bashing rocks searching for one specific stone, do some mining in advance. Even if you don't end up using the materials you've gathered, at least you can still sell them for some Star Coins.
This sounds like a pretty random task to prepare with, but if you know the story of Cinderella, you're bound to understand what I'm referencing. Although it hasn't been confirmed in-game, we have seen Cinderella's carriage in the roadmap screenshot for the update and in the trailer, and you can't have a car
Source: PC Gamer
