Disney's Dreamlight Valley treatment of Aurora is good news for fans of classic princesses

Life simulation game based on Disney Disney Valley of Dreams recently released its second paid expansion: The Storybook Vale, a land of books and wonders where classic myths and fairy tales come to life. The first part of the Storybook Vale storyline focused on ending a destructive feud between villains Maleficent and Hades; the second part, to be released in 2025, will concern the discovery of the missing Princess Aurora. The proactive and powerful role that Disney Valley of Dreams gave this classic princess is good news for fans of other original generation Disney princesses that have yet to be added to the game, such as Snow White and Cinderella.

Aurora is sometimes considered a passive figure in her original film

In the original Sleeping Beauty film, Princess Aurora isn't given much to do – understandable, given that she spends a good portion of the film sleeping. Although she is kind and loving, and the end of the film implies that she will be a good ruler for her kingdom, she is unfortunately a fairly passive figure who needs to be protected by the three good fairies and saved from her enchanted sleep by the prince. Philip.

Similar accusations of “passivity” have been leveled against other classic Disney princesses – most often Cinderella and Snow White, but sometimes also Princess Jasmine. Aladdin and Belle da Beauty and the Beast. They are often contrasted with more active “modern” Disney heroines such as the soldier Mulan, the explorer Moana, and the ice-wielding Elsa. Frozen.

This led some fans to worry that classic princesses would be “boring”, while others theorized that this was why characters like Aurora, Cinderella, and Snow White had not yet appeared in Valley of Dream Light, despite being some of Disney's most iconic characters.

Aurora is a powerful figure who rules Storybook Vale

Although she does not physically appear in the first part of The Storybook Vale, Princess Aurora is considered a powerful figure with considerable magical abilities, potentially equivalent to those of the player character, who rules all of Dreamlight Valley. Multiple missions involve locating lost treasures or secret rooms left by Aurora, and learning how she dealt with feuding villains and the magical fallout of their arguments.

Players learn about Aurora through the pages of her diary, which have been scattered across Storybook Vale. These rumors portray her as a confident, calm, and kind ruler who bonded with the Vale's other residents – Merida, Flynn Rider, and even Hades – and stood up to Maleficent despite her previous bad experiences with the powerful sorceress. Aurora also reveals in her journal that she has learned magic from the fairies Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, and is able to use the Royal Tools to care for the Vale just as the player character does.

Future classic princesses could play a similar role

Players having fun Disney Dreamlight Valley takes on Aurora, we can't wait to meet the princess in person in the second part of the Stoybook Vale expansion, and to see more classic princesses fill similar roles in future expansions or free updates.

Perhaps Cinderella could take on a leadership role in the Vale itself, just as the Fairy Godmother does, or rule the Castle of Dreams, designed after her iconic palace, which contains gateways to other worlds. Snow White may work with the Seven Dwarfs to expand the Vitalys Mines, a vast mine in the Vale where rare crystals and gemstones can be found. Jasmine, who is thought to join the game alongside Aladdin in 2025, could help keep an eye on Jafar, who previously attempted to claim dominion over the Isle of Eternity during the “A Rift in Time” expansion. Whatever role they play, Disney's classic princesses have so much to contribute Disney Valley of Dreams should take full advantage of it.