Now thatDisney Dreamlight Valley’sThe Storybook Valeexpansion has seemingly come to a close, the anticipation is higher than ever for the developers' annual showcase, where they will likely reveal what’s next in terms ofDDV’s additional content. However, while part 2 was seemingly marketed asStorybook Vale’s finale, there is one thing that may indicate it’s not over yet.
Spoiler Alert: This article contains major spoilers for the end ofDisney Dreamlight Valley’s expansion,The Storybook Vale.
As many may remember,A Rift in Time,DDV’s first DLC, originally launched in a series of three parts that concluded with an after-credits tease for what ultimately ended up beingThe Storybook Vale. Now thatThe Storybook Vale’s finalehas also been released for players to experience, many are eager to find out whether it will offer a similar sneak peek of what’s to come.
Storybook Vale Finale Teases New Content
Stick Around After The Credits For An Exclusive Sneak Peek At What’s Next For DDV
If you’ve been wondering whetherThe Storybook Valehas an after-credits scene,I can confirm that there is additional content waiting for you after the credits, just like withA Rift In Time. However, it may be even more mysterious than the glimpse we saw at the end ofA Rift In Time.
While that teaser showcased not only the Lorekeeper, but Hades and Maleficent too,The Storybook Vale’s after-credits scene is a bit more vague. Unfortunately,no characters were directly glimpsed in the brief teaser, so there’s no confirmation of anyone like there was before. However, we did catch a glimpse of a shadow that is pretty hard to miss, but it only raised more questions than it gave answers.
If you don’t want to miss it yourself, the cutscene plays only after all the credits for The Storybook Vale have been completed. Once you see the “Thanks for playing!” text, the cutscene will immediately follow that.
In the post-credits scene, we start with a view ofa small home in the middle of a forest. Slowly, the camera pans to the left, and a wooden board comes into view displayinga Wanted poster for Flynn Rider, before a shadow falls over it. Then the camera zooms out, revealingthe shadow of a horsebefore the scene abruptly ends. While there is, of course, nothing solid here, debates have already kicked off over what this could mean.
Characters From Snow White, Tangled, & More May Be Joining DDV Soon
Disney Dreamlight Valley May Be Welcoming Its Next Princess Sooner Than Expected
Obviously, without any sort of confirmation from Gameloft, all we can do is speculate at this point, but several clues could indicatewhat’s next forDDV. Whilethere is some debate about whether the horse’s shadow that’s shown in the teaser is Maximus or Samson, Prince Phillip’s horse, I think I have to go with the fact that it’s likely Maximus. Not only is the horse’s mane flowing, butit feels clear to me that the poster of Flynn is meant to indicate that the horse is looking for him, which Maximus spends all ofTangleddoing.
However, the home in the background is what players are really curious about.Although it looks a bit like Snow White’s cottage, a closer look reveals that it’s actually the Snuggle Duckling Tavern HousefromDreamlight Valley’s Premium Shop. That being said,just because it’s not Snow White’s cottage doesn’t mean she won’t be part of the next DLC. A lot of players are speculating that the next DLC will revolve around famous Disney animals, and that’s right in Snow White’s wheelhouse.
In fact,one thing Maximus and Snow White’s characters share is their heavy association with apples. So, revealingMaximus could be a way of hinting at Snow White as well. There is also a chance it could be referencing the Evil Queen, but bothA Rift In TimeandThe Storybook Valehave included at least one Disney Princess each, so it seems only natural that the next would include one as well, and with limited options remaining, she’s the obvious choice.
All that being said, given the focus on yet another character fromTangled, which has one character in each of the three available pieces ofDDVcontent,there is speculation that the next DLC may link all existing content. Although it is a bit disappointing to see more content from an already heavily established franchise, as there are still several franchises yet to be explored, it could mean that we at least get notable characters related to those in the base game and DLCs that are notably missing.
What Does This Mean For DDV’s Next Expansion
Disney Dreamlight Valley Might Be Tying Everything Together In The Next Expansion
With Rapunzel inA Rift In Time, Flynn inStorybook Vale, and Mother Gothel inDreamlight Valley, Maximus seems like an obvious chance to tie the two DLCs and base game together. Additionally, if Snow White is the primary character and the DLC centers around animal companions from Disney media, then this is the perfect opportunity to tie in with other characters throughout the game as well.
After all,several notable animal companions are missing from the game.While some companions, like Pua, have been brought in as actual companions, this doesn’t seem likely for characters like Sebastian or Maximus, who have a much stronger presence in their films and lots of personality. Of course, then you also have a character like Prince Naveen, who is human but spends almost all of his movie as a frog and could easily fit into a DLC focused around animals.
The other primary speculation when it comes to this sneak peek is that it is not a traditional DLC like the others at all. Given that nothing indicated a new character or franchise specifically, likeA Rift in Timedid, this could simply be an expansion onStorybook Vale,A Rift in Time, or the base game in the sense thatit is not a new world and will instead expand a world we already have. Which, if that is the case, would likely beStorybook Valegiven how much focus was placed on Flynn.
However, given how many paths there still are in the Dreamlight Castle where you access the expansions, it’s obvious that more traditional expansions are still on the way, whether this teaser is about them or not. Although we have no solid answers yet, it’s safe to say that if it is Maximus who is looking for Flynn, thenDisney Dreamlight Valleymay not be done with their other expansions just yet.
