Disney Dreamlight Valley Take Photo: Neon Koi Lantern Duty Guide

Q: How do you get the Neon Koi Lantern in Disney Dreamlight Valley?

The Neon Koi Lantern is a Pop City Star Path exclusive item. You cannot obtain it through any other method outside of the event, so there are no shortcuts here. The item sits on page six of the Star Path shop and costs 75 Tokens to purchase. Reaching page six requires working through the five pages before it. Each new page unlocks after you buy two or three items from the previous one, depending on how many items that page contains. That means you need to pick up roughly 10 other prizes before the Neon Koi Lantern becomes available. Once you reach page six, look to the upper right corner of the first row. The Neon Koi Lantern sits right next to the San Fransokyo Food Stall item, so it's easy to spot once you're on the right page. Only one Neon Koi Lantern exists in the entire event, so this is the only copy you can buy through the Star Path itself.

The Pop City Star Path in Disney Dreamlight Valley packs in a surprising number of photo duties, and the Take Photo: Neon Koi Lantern task is one of the trickier ones. The game gives you zero hints about where the Neon Koi Lantern comes from or how to get your hands on it, which is why players keep getting stuck. Here's exactly what you need to do.

How do you get the Neon Koi Lantern in Disney Dreamlight Valley?

The Neon Koi Lantern is a Pop City Star Path exclusive item. You cannot obtain it through any other method outside of the event, so there are no shortcuts here.

The item sits on page six of the Star Path shop and costs 75 Tokens to purchase. Reaching page six requires working through the five pages before it. Each new page unlocks after you buy two or three items from the previous one, depending on how many items that page contains. That means you need to pick up roughly 10 other prizes before the Neon Koi Lantern becomes available.

Neon Koi Lantern on page six

Once you reach page six, look to the upper right corner of the first row. The Neon Koi Lantern sits right next to the San Fransokyo Food Stall item, so it's easy to spot once you're on the right page. Only one Neon Koi Lantern exists in the entire event, so this is the only copy you can buy through the Star Path itself.

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After unlocking the Neon Koi Lantern through the Star Path, you can visit Scrooge McDuck's shop to purchase additional copies using Star Coins. Placing multiple lanterns in your valley makes framing your photo much easier.

How to complete the Take Photo: Neon Koi Lantern duty

Once you own the Neon Koi Lantern, completing the duty is straightforward:

Place the Neon Koi Lantern anywhere in your valley.
Open the Royal Tool wheel and equip your Phone.
Frame the Neon Koi Lantern in your shot and take a picture.
The duty registers as complete. You do not need to save the photo.

That's the full process. The reward for finishing is 30 Tokens, which you can put toward other items in the Star Path shop.

warning

Photo duties in Disney Dreamlight Valley can occasionally glitch and fail to register even when the subject is clearly in frame. If your picture doesn't count, try switching to a different camera mode or moving to a new angle before shooting again. Spamming shots from multiple positions usually resolves it quickly.

Equip Phone from Royal Tool wheel

Is the 30 Token reward worth the 75 Token cost?

Honestly, no, the math doesn't work in your favor if you're only looking at this one duty. Spending 75 Tokens to earn back 30 is a net loss of 45. The reason to do it anyway is that the Neon Koi Lantern is a decorative item you keep permanently, and checking off this duty is part of making progress through the full Star Path.

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If you want to recoup Tokens after spending heavily on page six, the Pop City Star Path has plenty of other duties to work through. Routine duties are especially good for steady Token income without requiring you to spend more first.

Star Path Token reward breakdown

What other photo duties are in the Pop City Star Path?

The Take Photo: Neon Koi Lantern duty is one of several photo-based tasks in the Pop City Star Path. Each one follows the same basic structure: find a specific item, place it, and photograph it. The main challenge across all of them is tracking down the right object, since the game rarely tells you where to look.

After finishing this duty, prioritize other main duties over routine ones if you need Tokens fast. Main duties tend to offer larger payouts and move you through the Star Path pages more efficiently.

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Placing the Neon Koi Lantern near other decorative items you already have out means you can complete the photo duty and keep your valley looking good at the same time. No need to find a blank patch of ground.

For more help with adventure games like Disney Dreamlight Valley, including Star Path duties, quests, and event guides, browse the full Disney Dreamlight Valley guide collection for step-by-step walkthroughs on everything the game throws at you.