Life’s a Meatball quest walkthrough in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Pluto is waiting to be unblocked somewhere in the village, but to get him, you must navigate through a series of tricky quests in Disney Dreamlight Valley. One of the missions you need to get done is Life’s a Meatball.

Since this quest is part of a series of tasks that involve you unraveling a larger mystery, it’s one of the tougher missions you’ll encounter while playing. If you’re struggling to get through it, here’s a complete walkthrough for the Life’s a Meatball quest in Disney Dreamlight Valley.

How to complete Life’s a Meatball in Disney Dreamlight Valley (Second Pluto unlock quest)

Open your mailbox

To get this quest started, head to your mailbox to open the “Our Spaghetti Suspicions Thicken!” letter from Merlin. If you don’t see this in your inbox, make sure you’ve unlocked Lady and Tramp, worked through all their Realm quests, and completed The Spaghetti Incident quest. All of these prerequisites must be met for Merlin’s letter to arrive.

If it’s still missing after you’ve finished these tasks, try entering and exiting a building or reloading your game to see if it pops up then. Mailbox deliveries are notoriously finicky and unpredictable, so it might take some time for your letter to show up as intended.

Visit Lady and Tramp’s house

In his letter, Merlin mentioned hearing some strange noises over at Lady and Tramp’s home, so visit their house to see what’s going on. As soon as you enter their home after reading the letter, the Life’s a Meatball mission officially begins.

Talk to Lady

Inside the house, you’ll find a messy giant meatball on the ground near the front door, similar to those you previously encountered during the Lady and the Tramp Realm quest called Meatballs. Approach Lady next to it and chat with her to see what’s going on.

Dig out and gather the Magical Meatballs

Lady and Tramp managed to eat some of the meatballs that popped up around their house, but not quite all of them. Equip your Royal Shovel and dig up three Magical Meatballs around their home to assist with cleaning up the rest.

This quest is a bit misleading, as it implies that there are multiple meatballs to find around their home, but there’s actually only one. The singular giant Magical Meatball drops three smaller ones for you to pick up so you can progress this mission. Once you have all three, chat with Lady to pass them to her.

Check inside Ursula’s house

Lady can smell more meatballs around the valley, so you now need to hunt them all down. First up, she instructs you to visit and check Ursula’s house, so head to the location where you have it placed in the village.

Dig out and gather more Magical Meatballs at Ursula’s house

Equip your Royal Shovel and get to work clearing away the three massive meatballs in Ursula’s house. Just like in Lady and Tramp’s house, each one drops a few smaller meatballs for you to collect, so be sure to pick up a total of nine Magical Meatballs as you work through it.

Once you’ve collected all of the Magical Meatballs, walk over to Lady, who is hanging out close to Ursula, and chat with her. The mess in Ursula’s house is now cleaned up, but Lady already smells another one elsewhere, so it’s off to the next clean-up mission you go.

Investigate Goofy’s house for Magical Meatballs

The next home Lady smells meatballs at is Goofy’s, so venture to his house next. Inside, you’ll find that even more meatball madness has taken over, so more cleaning is needed.

Dig out and gather more Magical Meatballs at Goofy’s house

Equip your Royal Shovel again and clear away the massive meatballs around Goofy’s house until you obtain nine more Magical Meatballs. Then, chat with Lady, who is standing with Goofy in the kitchen, to progress.

Investigate Mickey’s house for Magical Meatballs

Goofy’s house is clear, but he lets you know that Mickey’s experiencing the same issue, too. Exit his home and set out for Mickey’s house next to find some more meatballs that need to be removed.

Dig out and gather more Magical Meatballs at Mickey’s house

Repeat the same process you did over at Lady and Tramp’s home, Ursula’s house, and Goofy’s residence at Mickey’s home. You’ll find another nine Magical Meatballs by digging away the larger ones with your Royal Shovel. Then, chat with Lady to pass them over to her and initiate a conversation that involves both her and Mickey.

Inspect the Memory in Mickey’s house

Once Mickey is done talking in the group conversation, a Memory will drop nearby. Approach and interact with the Memory to reveal the second piece of a three-part image. Talk to Lady after viewing the Memory to officially complete the Life’s a Meatball mission.

Completing this quest gets you one step closer to unlocking Pluto. The new piece of the Memory you found is part of a hint that leads to him, so keep working through all required tasks to recruit him, and be sure to unlock all Mementos to prepare for his arrival.

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