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Players must go through a few steps to unlock the newly added Timon and Pumbaa characters inDisney Dreamlight Valley. They are new as of theJungle Getaway updateand are featured in the Lion King Realm, as to be expected. Players should be familiar with this realm by now, as Simba and Nala were previously there, and you will have toreturn to get these two added to the Valleyas well.
Like manycharacters inDisney Dreamlight Valley,unlocking them is going to take a little bit of time and patience. Timon and Pumbaa are no exception; there is an extra step to unlock them beyond the usual friendship quests. In fact, to unlock Timon and Pumbaa,players must start with a different character- the Lion King himself.
How To Unlock Timon and Pumbaa
Simba Friendship Bond Prerequisite
Beforethinking about bringing Timon and Pumbaa home,you mustunlock Simba and bring him back to the Valley. After bringing Simba back, you mustcontinue to raise your friendship with Simba. Otherwise, you will not receive the quest to unlock Timon and Pumbaa.
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To start the quest, you must get Simba to at least Level 10 friendship level. This will require you to have completed the following quests:
Once you have gotten through those quests and reached level 10friendship inDisney Dreamlight Valley, you should talk to Simba again. Thiswill trigger theFinding Old FriendsQuest, where you can return to the Lion King Realm and find Timon and Pumbaa. However, this will set off another series of quests you must finish to unlock them. Before they agree to move, youwill find that they require you to learn more about Hakuna Matata.
Completing The Finding Old Friends Quest
Learn About Hakuna Matata
The first thing you should do once you return to the Lion King Realm istalk to Timon. He will want you to dress like a lion, and you will be sent off to craft your Lion’s Mane. You can make your own crafting table or bring Timon4 Jungle Stones and 4 Jungle Woodto have him do it for you.
All of the Jungle Stones and Wood arenearby your location. However, if you need more hints than are listed below, you’re able to see all of the locations inQuick Tips' video.
Arock tunnel hidesthe last pieces of both items, so verify to explore it to find the remaining materials.
Timon will turn these into a crafting table, which you can use whenever you are in this realm. You can then gather Red Leaves to make your Lion’s Mane. Again, they are all in the clearing nearby and the same rock tunnel. Everything should be the same around places; you shouldn’t have a problem tracking them down. Once you have the mane on,you can talk to Timon again.
He will then give you a task to get rid of your worries. Yousimply have to follow the pair further into the jungleand listen to their discussion. After that, you will be told to find and destroy an Old Crown.Go to the river and find some golden bubbleswhere you can fish to retrieve the crown, then give the crown to Timon and destroy it with a Pickax to satisfy the request.
Afterward, you must craft anEmpty Vialusing 3x Glass Pieces, which are craftable from 5x Sand and 1x Coal. Then, follow Timon to the river’s edge and scream into the vial - you may pick any dialogue option.Interact with the sparkling spot in the groundand let your worries go.
After that, you only need to return to Timon and Pumbaa andcreate three comfortable beds for all three of you. Then, you can listen to their conversation and go to bed. TheFinding Old Friendsquest will then automatically complete, and you willunlock the next quest.
Complete The Relax! Quest
Worry-Free Existence
Once you wake up,Pumbaa will give you the quest to make a hammock. you’re able to use the same crafting station you made previously to make it with this recipe:
You candig up these vines with your shovel; eachtime you do it, it will produce two pieces. Palm Tree Sap can be found bywalking up to a tree and clicking the interact prompt. When you are close to a viable tree, you will know by the prompt coming up.
After sitting in the crafted Hammock, you musttry out Pumbaa’s favorite nap spots. You will find them by looking for piles of giant leaves andinteracting with them to test them out.
Once you have tested them all, you willhave to rest in one of the spots while Pumbaa prepares the final spot. Then, you will have to splash in the mud, which you may create by using your watering can on Pumbaa’s favorite mud spots that they will lead you to. At this point, you willreturn to camp with the duoand talk about catching some Jungle Fireflies.
Catch three, and you can combine them in the Cooking Potand pass them to Pumbaa.Take a picture with him, and then you can sleep after listening to them discuss it. You will then automatically complete this quest as well.
The Final Step To Unlock Timon And Pumbaa
The Where’s Pumbaa Quest
The last quest you need to unlock both Timon and Pumbaa will be“Where’s Pumbaa?”which will unlock on the last morning. He will be missing when you wake up, and he will be stuck in a log near the portal to the Valley. You will have totake a photo of himbefore making anew recipe inDisney Dreamlight Valleyto slip him out.
You will have to go to the river anduse your pickax to break four rocksand get the following:
1x Red Oily Bug
1x Blue Oily Bug
Combine those two recipes in the Cooking Pot,and you will end up with Super Slippery Bug Oil. Take these back to Timon, who will put the oil in your watering can. This allows you touse the watering can on Pumbaa, but it won’t work. You will then have to return to the Valley.
Talk to Goofy in the Valley,and he will give you a suggestion as well as his Old Plunger. You will then need toraid your stocks and possibly find some new ingredientsto reinforce the Plunger, as shown below:
10x
5x
Mine Rock Spots in Frosted Heights and Sunlit Plateau
Hardwood
15x
Found on the ground OR at Kristoff’s Stall OR by removing big tree stumps
1x
Goofy gives it to you.
Thenreturn to Pumbaa and free him from the log. At this point, you can officially invite both of them to return to Dreamlight Valley and talk to them to confirm their decision. After that, return to the Valley, and they will be waiting for you. All you need to do after that is take a photo with each of them individually. The Quest will officially be completed, and you will have unlocked both Timon and Pumbaa inDisney Dreamlight Valley.
Timon & Pumbaa Friendship Quests
Unfinished Business
To continue your bonds with Timon and Pumbaa, you must complete more quests for both of them. For Pumbaa, you will have to complete the following:
Their friendship quests are also interconnected with the original quests to unlock them. TheInfestationQuests are the biggest example, as Timon has two parts and Pumbaa has one. Tolevel Timon up to friendship level 10, you will have to complete these quests:
With the friendship bonds completed and Timon and Pumbaa safely in Dreamlight Valley, you will have two new friends and two more villagers inDisney Dreamlight Valley.
