Disney Dreamlight Valley 2026 roadmap – All upcoming updates

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There are already over 50 characters who call the valley home in Disney Dreamlight Valley, with more arriving consistently every month or so. The village is already quite vast, but DDV sees new updates fairly frequently, with plenty more planned to arrive in 2026.

Knowing who is on their way can be helpful if you’re looking to set up a spot for them to live ahead of time. It’s also nice to know what there is to look forward to, so you can see whether your favorite characters are arriving in the village anytime soon. If you’re eager to learn about what’s coming next, here’s the roadmap for all planned Disney Dreamlight Valley updates in 2026 so far.

All planned Disney Dreamlight Valley updates for 2026

There are three confirmed DDV updates for the first half of 2026 so far. We’ll get more details about them as they approach release, and a fresh roadmap will be launched once we’re mostly through everything this one entails. Here’s a full breakdown of everything we know about the updates arriving in 2026.

Early 2026 Lady and the Tramp update in Disney Dreamlight Valley

The first big DDV update of 2026 is themed around Lady and the Tramp. The teaser for it says, “Bond over spaghetti and meatballs” alongside a picture of the Lady and the Tramp table we currently have in the valley.

In the 2025 showcase stream, the devs said we’ll get to meet a “lovable canine couple with a craving for spaghetti and meatballs” in this update, so it sounds like we’re getting both Lady and the Tramp in this one. This update is arriving early in the year, likely on or very close to Feb. 11, since the Winter Warmth Star Path ends on Feb. 9.

Spring 2026 Pocahontas update in Disney Dreamlight Valley

The second planned update for 2026 is Pocahontas themed. The teaser for this one says, “Discover the beauty of nature alongside a free-spirited adventurer.” Pocahontas’s signature necklace is sitting on the ground next to a raccoon and some swirling leaves, highlighting that she’s the star of this update.

She’s the only confirmed character, and there aren’t many others from her film who feel like a good fit for the valley, so it’s likely we’ll only see her in this update. We might also see a new Realm in this update.

With Pocahontas’s arrival in 2026, we’ll officially have all the Disney princesses except for Raya. This update is debuting sometime in Spring 2026, likely around late March or sometime in April, depending on when the first update arrives.

Summer 2026 Hercules update in Disney Dreamlight Valley

We’ve already got Hades in the valley with The Storybook Vale DLC, but the world of Hercules is expanding with the Summer 2026 update. This update is certain to include the titular protagonist himself and likely at least one other character.

The teaser for this one says we’ll “embark on a mythological adventure,” which likely means that it comes with a new Realm to explore. The image featured here is a statue of Phil the satyr next to Hercules’ signature sandals. In the 2025 showcase stream, the devs also mentioned stepping “into a world of myths” to “discover real courage, strength, and perseverance.”

We usually get a maximum of two new characters in updates, so it’s likely we’ll see either Megara or Phil join the valley as the second update character. Meg is a bit more of a main character, so I suspect she’ll be the one to arrive with Hercules, but the statue featured in the teaser is of Phil, so it could go either way. Hercules feels like a guarantee, but as for who will join him, we’ll just have to wait and see.

New roadmap, more updates, and new DLC

Winnie the pooh red balloon in disney dreamlight valley

We only have a look at the first chunk of 2026 so far, but based on past update schedules, we can expect to get at least one or two more roadmaps for additional content that’s releasing afterwards. A fresh roadmap will likely be released sometime in the summer, as this is as far as the current one goes.

Based on past years of DDV, we can likely expect at least three more major updates throughout the year. There will also likely be a new paid expansion, similar to Wishblossom Ranch and The Storybook Vale, launching in the back half of the year, as has been the case with the past DLCs.

As for who and what else might come in these updates and additional paid content add-ons, we don’t really have any solid hints to work off just yet. The only small hint we’ve gotten so far occurred at the end of the Wishblossom Ranch DLC, which showed a red balloon floating through Hunny Falls as Winnie the Pooh’s voice says, “Oh, bother!” This means Winnie the Pooh is definitely in the works, but when and how he’s scheduled to arrive is unknown.

Another character who may arrive later this year is Ralph from Wreck-It Ralph, as he’s the only character featured in the original trailers for DDV that hasn’t arrived yet. Cinderella was one, too, but she finally made her way to the valley in the last update of 2025, so perhaps it’s finally time for Ralph to join his best buddy, Vanellope, in the valley.

Looking at ralph and other villagers wandering in disney dreamlight valley

All upcoming characters in Disney Dreamlight Valley

As of the time of writing, there are at least five characters expected to be arriving in the valley throughout the first half of 2026. None of these villagers has been officially confirmed, but the clues we’ve gotten can only point to a few individuals, so we do at least have a general idea of what to expect. As any further details emerge teasing who is arriving next, we’ll add them here.