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.
There are three confirmed DDV updates for the first half of 2026 so far. We’ll get more details about them as they draw closer to 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.
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 on in the year, likely in January or February.
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 March or April, depending on when the first update arrives.
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 it’s not confirmed yet.
As of the time of writing, there are at least nine confirmed characters arriving in the valley throughout the end of 2025 and into 2026. None of the villagers for 2026 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.
Before we get to the 2026 updates, there’s still lots of content to look forward to for the rest of 2025. First up, there’s the release of Wishblossom Ranch in November, a DLC packed with new characters to meet, horses to befriend, areas to explore, and much more. Then, in December, Cinderella arrives with the free The Winter Ball update.
