Disney Dreamlight Valley is a time-gated game that accesses your real location and time and applies it to the in-game world. If it's morning and winter where you are, then the game is too. Characters in Disney Dreamlight Valley run on a sleep schedule.

If you log in when they are sleeping, you simply cannot complete their quest or speak to them until they wake up. Playing at the right times is crucial to progressing the story. The game does not inform you of every character's sleep schedule, which makes matters worse.

Disney Dreamlight Valley is currently in Early Access, which means that more things are in store for the game including new characters.

As new characters arrive in your magical valley, they will need a place to stay and a bed to sleep in.

This guide will be updated accordingly as more of our childhood friends join in on the fun.

Updated October 9, 2023 by Sharnelle Earle: Though Disney Dreamlight Valley is in Early Access, there is never a dull moment. Updates are constant and large. Most players who purchase the game are interested in the original characters. Not all of the original Disney princesses are in the game just yet, but Gameloft is making sure to add them one by one. Belle has been one of the more requested princesses that has finally arrived. As more characters get added, we will fill out this guide and add their schedules.

Character Sleep Schedule

There are two characters who you will always find awake and out and about. Merlin and Scrooge. Merlin and Scrooge don't sleep at all. Merlin is a key character for story progression, so that may be why, and Scrooge's shop is always open.

Remy's restaurant is also never closed. Each character has a set time that they enter Remy's restaurant. The purpose of them having a restaurant schedule is for you to spend time increasing their friendship levels through cooking and serving food.

Every character only spends up to two-three hours inside the restaurant twice a day. The only exception is, of course, Remy, who is there for longer periods of time.

Click on the characters' names below to be taken to their individual guide pages!

What Is The Perfect Time To Complete Quests?

There is actually a set time when every single character is up and awake for a good chunk of hours. This is the optimal time to interact with the world of Disney Dreamlight Valley and to start completing or progressing in quests.

From 12PM - 6PM, every character is out and about. This may be a great time for you or not, depending on your personal schedule and the real jobs we all have to attend to.

No matter what time you're able to log in and start gaming, there will always be NPCs awake and available to you - the valley will never be void of characters to interact with.

To make things even more simple, here is a list of NPCs that walk around at night and NPCs that are morning people:

The time-gate feature can't stop you from having fun. When all else fails, resort to what Animal Crossing players controversially do: Time Travel.

Time traveling is as simple as changing the time or date on your computer or gaming device of choice

Because these games are not meant to be traveling back and forth in time, it can cause problems in your game. Be wary that time travel opens up the risk of bugs, missing items, and other problems in the game if you're not careful.

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