Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Parks Fest occasion has barely began, however I am already over it – Destructoid Players Enviornment

The 2025 installment of Disney Dreamlight Valley’s Parks Fest occasion started on Could 28, and though it’s solely been round for about two days, I can’t await it to be over. It was already certainly one of my least favourite occasions, and it’s by some means much more annoying this yr.

The tedious, repetitive, and irritating nature of this occasion feels even worse with the addition of a number of new time-gated quests. There’s a lot to do, and none of it appears enjoyable, so after barely beginning, I’m not even positive I wish to take part any additional.

The 2025 installment of Dreamlight Parks Fest features a assortment of recent scavenger hunt quests with Scrooge McDuck and Mirabel. Finishing these quests is the one solution to deal with the Squirrel! and Mine Time! duties so you may get your palms on the shiny new Dug and Mine Cart Popcorn Buckets.

Identical to all different Popcorn Buckets from the previous run of this occasion, these ones are extremely pricey to craft, however they’re much more of a nuisance to make since you must full a number of quests earlier than you possibly can even unlock the recipe for them. Scrooge McDuck’s quests ask you to mine particular Gems across the village, which is a difficult activity because it’s largely luck-based whether or not or not you get what you’re after.

As unhealthy as Scrooge McDuck’s quests are, Mirabel’s are an entire lot worse. All of her scavenger hunt quests contain monitoring down critters across the valley. Since every critter has a novel schedule and is just out there on sure days and instances, you possibly can’t correctly progress till you discover all of them. The very first certainly one of her quests requires the elusive White Squirrel, so we’re all simply ready till Sunday for this creature to point out up. In case you miss the restricted window for this critter or different ones in her quests afterward, you’re then caught for a full week, which simply appears ridiculous.

These quests could be overly advanced it doesn’t matter what, however they appear particularly foolish contemplating the rewards are simply two measly Popcorn Buckets. That is the principle prize you get for all Dreamlight Parks Fest occasion duties, and positive, they’re cool, however they only don’t appear definitely worth the trouble.

Since you additionally must spend time farming Buttons by fishing, foraging, crafting, and cooking, the Parks Fest occasion is feeling extra like a monotonous bore than an thrilling festive expertise. It’s actually a bit overwhelming, and I don’t suppose I’m invested sufficient in some Popcorn Buckets to pour hours into making an attempt to get it achieved. There’s additionally the stress of it being a timed occasion with solely a brief interval when these duties may be achieved. If it had been longer, I could be a bit extra open to it, however because it stands, I’ll most likely be avoiding many of the occasion.

I’m shocking even myself with this alternative as I’ve been a fairly avid collector of most objects in DDV thus far. I’ve participated in each single occasion because the sport first launched, however that is the one I simply can’t get behind.

Final yr, I did a little bit of the occasion, however even when there was a bit much less to do, I couldn’t convey myself to push by means of the entire thing. The furnishings variations of the Popcorn Buckets aren’t requirements to me, however the added handheld variants within the 2025 launch are much more interesting.

As an alternative of gathering the supplies to make every one, although, I used the Uncrafting Station to finish the precise duties that unlock them, since they don’t disappear once you unmake them. Sort of a sneaky transfer, I do know, but when it means I don’t must spend hours fishing within the hopes of catching only a few Blue Buttons, I’ll take it.

Honestly, most occasions we get in DDV are type of so much to take care of, aside from Star Paths, which I all the time get pleasure from. I feel the occasion system total may do with an overhaul, however contemplating most of them comply with a reasonably comparable format with a few of the identical gameplay parts, it doesn’t appear possible we’ll get one. I can deal with the remaining, however I feel I’m over Parks Fest for good and never wanting ahead to seeing it unfold or witnessing its possible return annually.