Why Disney Dreamlight Valley's Star Wars Content May Shelve…

Some have argued that Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Star Wars content means that the MCU may join the hit simulation game sometime soon. While this new Star Wars content has certainly broken the door for the MCU to join Disney Dreamlight Valley at some point, players should not set their expectations too high for an upcoming release.

Players first learned about Disney Dreamlight Valley’s new Star Wars content during the trailer for the game’s most recent update. Alongside new content headed to the Valley in Wonderland Whimsy, players also got a sneak peek at a few items headed to the Premium Shop in celebration of Star Wars Day on May 4. These first few items included a set of Jedi robes, a lightsaber hand accessory with a matching photo pose, and an R2-D2 Companion. This was expanded further, with a whole collection of furniture alongside a Home Dream Style inspired by Naboo being added to the game. An outfit based on Padmé Amidala’s lakeside outfit is also available for purchase.

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By Megan Lorich

Too Much Non-Disney Content Could Alienate DDV Players

Despite this new content, Disney Dreamlight Valley ultimately remains dedicated to Walt Disney Animation and Pixar Studios. As of writing, Disney Dreamlight Valley has only added characters from these studios. However, Gameloft and Disney have been more lax when it comes to Disney Dreamlight Valley’s various motifs, Dream Styles, furniture items, and clothing. Most of these items have been inspired by the Disney Parks, niche properties like the Disney Fairies franchise, and live action Disney Channel Original Movies (DCOMs) like Hocus Pocus. This is what ultimately made the addition of Star Wars content so surprising, if welcome.

Nevertheless, a wave of non-Walt Disney Animation and Pixar Studios content into Disney Dreamlight Valley could stray too far from the game's core identity. After all, players signed up for a Disney simulation game, not a Star Wars or MCU-themed title. Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe remain two of Disney’s biggest moneymakers, so it’s unsurprising that these properties would wind up in Disney Dreamlight Valley in some way. Therefore, in order to avoid alienating players, Disney Dreamlight Valley should space out releases of Star Wars and MCU content, perhaps every other update.

There needs to be some breathing room between updates, to not overwhelm the game’s items with Star Wars and MCU content. After all, players have been asking for other properties to join the game for quite some while. Disney Dreamlight Valley tends to have its finger on the pulse of its playerbase, so there's cause for optimism that Gameloft will at least know when these Star Wars and MCU additions become too much.

How MCU Content Could Be Added to Disney Dreamlight Valley

Like with its Star Wars content, Disney Dreamlight Valley should not add characters from the MCU. Giving both Star Wars and the MCU their own unique simulation games could be immensely profitable for Disney while diminishing the risk of alienating Disney Dreamlight Valley’s playerbase. However, if Disney Dreamlight Valley did want to add MCU elements to features outside of motifs, House Dream Styles, furniture items, and clothing, an MCU Star Path could be the best route.

An MCU Star Path would have to be justified either as a well-timed marketing tactic, such as the release of Avengers: Doomsday, or a large-scale event in Disney Dreamlight Valley. An MCU-themed Star Path also guarantees that certain Star Path staples will get the Marvel treatment, including Companions and Character Dream Styles. Of course, Disney Dreamlight Valley could easily take the same route as Star Wars in the future. Nevertheless, Disney Dreamlight Valley should give its players a break before adding more content from either of Disney's cash cows.

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