To bring Nala, the sweet lioness from The Lion King, to your Valley in Disney Dreamlight Valley, you must unlock and explore the Lion King realm and complete the Eyes in the Dark quest. It’s not a small questline, and it does take a fair bit of time to complete.
Here’s how to complete the Eyes in the Dark quest and unlock Nala in Disney Dreamlight Valley.
How to start the Eyes in the Dark quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley
To start the Eyes in the Dark quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley, you must unlock the Lion King realm inside Dream Castle for 10,000 Dreamlight. Once you’ve done that, the Eyes in the Dark quest will automatically start.
Inside the Lion King realm, you will explore the area until you find Nala, who is trying to ward off hyenas. After you talk to Nala, the quest requires you to find some Thorn Bush Seeds.
How to find Thorn Bush Seeds in Disney Dreamlight Valley
Thorn Bush Seeds are easy to find because you need to find Thorn Bushes, which look like the thorns that plague the Valley but are gray instead of their usual purple. When you dig those up, you will get sand and Thorn Bush Seeds.
For this quest, you must get five Thorn Bush Seeds, which means digging up five bushes.
Where to plant the Thorn Bush Seeds
Once you have the five Thorn Bush Seeds in your inventory, you must plant them. There are five spots near the ledge in the Oasis where you can plant the seeds.
Now, all you need to do is:
- Plant a seed in each of those holes, just like you would if you were planting a vegetable in the Valley.
- Water them with your watering can.
A cutscene will play, and Nala will ask you to clear the logs near the entrance to the Jungle. To clear the logs, you simply need to use your shovel, and then you can enter the Jungle to help Nala search for Simba. However, there’s a pesky log you must lower to get to the next area.
How to lower the log in the Eyes in the Dark quest
To lower the log near the waterfall in the Eyes in the Dark quest, you must find and use your pickaxe on the pile of rocks at the base of the mountain across the river.
As soon as you break the rocks, the log will fall from the top of the mountains, and you can finally get to the next area to find Simba.
When you find him, talk to him, bring him back to Nala, and watch him reunite with Nala to complete the next step, which involves making a slimy yet satisfying Bug Platter.
How to make the Bug Platter in Disney Dreamlight Valley
To make the Bug Platter for Nala in Disney Dreamlight Valley, you must find three different types of bugs, and they can be found in the following locations:
- Six Colorful Bugs: The first is in the Oasis, where you first spawned. Dig up the sparkling holes to find the Colorful Bugs.
- Three Slimy Bugs: The second is in the river near Simba and Nala. Slimy Bugs can be fished up in the three sparkling spots there.
- Six Red Bugs: the last bug is a bit difficult to find, but it’s where you found Simba. Dig up the big log with your shovel, and then catch the Red Bugs that run around once you dig it up. They’re pretty fast but spam the ‘E’ button, ‘A’ button on Xbox, or ‘X’ button on PlayStation to interact with them to catch them.
Once you’re done, you can use the cooking station across from Simba and Nala, so you don’t have to head back to the Valley to cook the meal.
When you have all the bugs, head to the cooking station, and you can find the Bug Platter recipe in the quest recipe list. All you have to do is press Autofill to craft the three dishes, and then you can return to Nala.
But your quest doesn’t end here because hyenas interrupt Nala’s meal. To stop the hyenas, you must craft a Sound System to make it sound like there’s a huge pack in the Lion King realm.
How to craft the Sound System in Disney Dreamlight Valley
To craft the Sound System in Disney Dreamlight Valley, you must talk to Scrooge McDuck and get a broken one. Fix it at a crafting station is simple, and you only need the following items:
- 10 Softwood: These can be found on the ground near the trees in the Plaza, the Peaceful Meadow, the Forest of Valor, and the Glade of Trust biomes.
- Five Hardwood: These can be found near the trees in the Sunlit Plateau, the Forest of Valor, the Glade of Trust, and the Frosted Heights biomes.
- Two Iron Ingots: Iron Ingots can be crafted with Iron Ore and one Coal, both of which can be obtained from the mining nodes in the Forest of Valor, the Sunlit Plateau, the Glade of Trust, Vitalys Mines, Frosted Heights, and the Forgotten Lands.
- The Broken Sound System.
Take the Sound System to Nal; she will use it to scare the Hyenas. As soon as the hyenas leave, Nala will agree to return to the Valley if you build her a home.
Unfortunately, with most things involving Scrooge McDuck, you’ll need 15,000 coins to build her home, Pride Rock. If you want to place it in the Sunlit Plateau, you may need to clear a few trees.
Once you place down Pride Rock, Nala will join you in the Valley, and you’ll complete the Eyes in the Dark quest. As soon as Nala becomes a member of the Valley, you will unlock a new quest, Stars to Guide Us, which you must complete to bring Simba to Dreamlight Valley.
But this is everything you need to know about how to complete the Eyes in the Dark quest to unlock Nala in Disney Dreamlight Valley.
