How to get and use the Matryoshka Dolls in Disney Dreamlight Valley

They're important for unlocking a notorious Disney character.

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The player taking a selfie with the Matryoshka Doll pumpkin tree.
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Disney Dreamlight Valley loves a good scavenger hunt, and The Pumpkin King Returns update added a rather tough one relating to Matryoshka Dolls, which you can find scattered around the valley. But where are they, and how do you use them to unlock a new villager?

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What are the Matryoshka Dolls in Disney Dreamlight Valley?

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The Matryoshka Dolls, added in The Pumpkin King Returns update, are four different Matryoshka dolls players must find around Dreamlight Valley. As soon as you’ve found and picked up the first doll, this will trigger the start of the quest, Something Comes A’Knocking—this is a friendship quest with Merlin.

During this quest, you are tasked with finding all the Matryoshka Dolls and placing them into a special ‘pumpkin’ tree in the Forgotten Lands to unlock Jack Skellington. However, finding these Matryoshka Dolls in Dreamlight Valley is a challenging task and is just the first thing you must do to get Jack Skellingon’s level 10 reward.

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To start the Something Comes A’Knocking quest, you must complete the Fairy Godmother’s friendship level two quest, Fire Alarm. Once you’ve completed her friendship quest, Jack’s tree and the dolls will spawn in Dreamlight Valley.

How to get the Matryoshka Dolls in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Woman standing next to a Matryoshka Doll in Disney Dreamlight Valley
These dolls bring a sparkle to Dreamlight Valley. Screenshot by Dot Esports

To get the Matryoshka Dolls in Dreamlight Valley, you’ll need to wander around the valley and pick them up as you find them. They can appear in any Dreamlight Valley biome, so you’ll need to check all of them, which include:

  • The Plaza
  • The Peaceful Meadow
  • Dazzle Beach
  • The Glade of Trust
  • The Forest of Valor
  • Frosted Heights
  • The Forgotten Lands
  • The Sunlit Plateau

Thankfully, these will only spawn in open areas, meaning you won’t find them inside houses, caves, or other instances. And they don’t spawn on the Eternity Isle, which is the realm that unlocks after purchasing the A Rift in Time expansion.

All Matryoshka Dolls locations in Disney Dreamlight Valley

All four of the Matryoshka Dolls spawn in a different random location for every player. But the first doll appears in the Plaza for all players, so this is the best spot to start your search.

For me, the first doll was almost at the center of the Plaza, sitting on the ground.

The player taking a selfie with the first Matryoshka Doll.
You’ll find all the dolls sitting around the valley on the ground. Screenshot by Dot Esports

The next doll I found was in the Sunlit Plateau biome. This Matryoshka Doll was sitting in the southern region of the biome near the ramp leading up to the Forgotten Lands biome.

Tip:

If you don’t have the Forgotten Lands unlocked yet, you can open Sunlit Plateau using 7,000 Dreamlight.

The player taking a selfie with the second Matryoshka Doll.
Be wary of tall grass as these dolls can easily hide among it. Screenshot by Dot Esports

My next Matryoshka Doll was hidden behind some furnishings I had placed in the Frosted Heights biome. This doll was sitting to the left of the talking portal you may have previously visited to unlock Olaf.

The player taking a selfie with the third Matryoshka Doll Dreamlight Valley
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The fourth and final doll sat in the northwest corner of the Forest of Valor biome. This one was close to the ramp leading up to the Frosted Heights biome.

The player taking a selfie in Disney Dreamlight Valley with the fourth Matryoshka Doll.
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Tip:

These dolls are small and can blend into the environment very well. So keep your eyes peeled and look for the sparkles!

How to use the Matryoshka Dolls in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Once you have obtained all four Matryoshka Dolls, you can use them to unlock Jack Skellington. To use the Matryoshka Dolls, follow these easy steps:

Head to the Forgotten Lands biome.

  1. Look for a tall, thin tree with a pumpkin carved into the bottom region of the trunk. You can visit this tree during the hunt to drop off the dolls as you find them or wait until you’ve collected them all.
  2.  As the Forgotten Lands is dark, it can be hard to see this tree, especially if the pumpkin carving is facing away from you. The best way to tell this tree apart is by looking at its base, as red and white candies surround it.
The player taking a selfie with the first Matryoshka Doll. Dreamlight Valley Something Comes A'knocking Quest
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  1. Interact with this tree—this will open your inventory and a slot in the tree.
  2. Place each of the Matryoshka Dolls into the slot.
    • The pumpkin on the tree will become more orange as you add each Matryoshka Doll.
Do I need to place the dolls in order?

You can place dolls inside the tree in any order, adding the smallest, then the largest, and the two in the middle. It doesn’t matter as long as you add all four of them.

As soon as all four dolls have been placed inside the tree, a cutscene will play, and Jack Skellington will arrive in your valley.

Then, to complete the quest, Something Comes A’Knocking, you must:

  • Talk to Jack, who asks you to find him a home.
  • Place his home somewhere in Dreamlight Valley.
  • Use the Scrooge sign to pay for Jack’s house to be built—this costs 5,000 coins.
  • Talk to Jack once more, and you’ll complete this quest.

Jack Skellington is one of my favorite Disney characters, and I loved finding these Matryoshka Dolls and his pumpkin tree to bring him into Dreamlight Valley.

So, if you want to add The Pumplin King to your Valley, this is everything you need to know about the Matryoshka Dolls, how to unlock Jack Skellington, and how to start and complete the Something Comes A’Knocking quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley.

So, there you have it. You know everything you need to get and use the Matryoshka Dolls in Disney Dreamlight Valley. Good luck!

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Hayley Andrews
Hayley Andrews is a staff writer for Dot Esports with a dual degree in business and human resource management. After discovering her passion for creative writing and gaming, she now writes about MOBAs, MMOs, and cozy games.
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Staff Writer at Dot Esports covering new releases and a wide array of topics including Minecraft, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Phasmophobia, general gaming, streaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She then joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022 before transitioning to a Staff Writer in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.
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