DragonVale was released world-wide by Backflip Studios on September 14, 2011.
Every September 14th since then has been an anniversary of DragonVale, and each year while the game continues to be produced, its anniversary has been celebrated with the release of specially made content and celebratory gifts.
The first eight anniversaries were celebrated by Backflip Studios, and Deca Games started celebrating them on the ninth anniversary.
Below is a list of any content and information specifically connected to DragonVale's Anniversaries:
First Anniversary[]
The first anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2012.
As part of the celebration Backflip Studios gave every player an opportunity to get 25 gems for free.
Players who logged into their park between September 14, 2012 and September 17, 2012 instantly received the gems.
Along with the free gift, Backflip Studios released the Paper Dragon and 1st Anniversary Statue.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 13, 2012 and September 24, 2012.
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Second Anniversary[]
The second anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2013.
As part of the celebration Backflip Studios gave every player an opportunity to get 25 gems for free.
Players who logged into their park between September 14, 2012 and September 17, 2012 instantly received the gems.
Players who logged into their park beginning September 13, 2013 received the celebratory gift after entering "2years" into the Redeem Code Screen and following the steps to collect the gift.
- Please note that this feature is no longer available in DragonVale.
Along with the free gift, Backflip Studios released the Cotton Dragon and 2nd Anniversary Statue.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 12, 2013 and September 26, 2013.
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Third Anniversary[]
The third anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2014.
As part of the celebration Backflip Studios gave every player an opportunity to get 33 gems for free.
Players who logged into their park between September 15, 2014 at 16:30:00 (UTC) through September 16, 2014 at 16:30:00 instantly received the gems.
Players who logged into their park received the celebratory gift after opening his/her park, seeing a pop-up message, and visiting the social menu to collect the gift.
Along with the free gift, Backflip Studios released the Leathery Dragon and 3rd Anniversary Statue.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 11, 2014 and September 29, 2014.
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Fourth Anniversary[]
The fourth anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2015.
As part of the celebration Backflip Studios gave every player an opportunity to get 25 gems for free.
Players who logged into their park between September 15, 2015 at 17:00:00 (UTC) through September 16, 2014 at 17:00:00 instantly received the gems.
Players who logged into their park received the celebratory gift after opening his/her park, seeing a pop-up message, and visiting the social menu to collect the gift.
Along with the free gift, Backflip Studios released the Garland Dragon and 4th Anniversary Statue.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 12, 2015 and September 28, 2015.
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Fifth Anniversary[]
The fifth anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2016.
As part of the celebration Backflip Studios gave every player an opportunity to get 10 gems per day for five days if they logged into their park each individual day.
Players who logged into their park between September 14, 2016 at 17:00:00 (UTC) through September 18, 2016 at 17:00:00 instantly received the gems.
Players who logged into their park received the celebratory gift after opening his/her park, seeing a pop-up message, and visiting the social menu to collect the gift.
Along with the free gift, Backflip Studios released the Wyrmwood Dragon and 5th Anniversary Statue.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 14, 2016. and September 28, 2016.
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Sixth Anniversary[]
The sixth anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2017.
As part of the celebration Backflip Studios gave every player a three-day double experience boost.
Along with the free gift, Backflip Studios released the Ironwrought Dragon and 6th Anniversary Statue.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 14, 2017 and September 28, 2017.
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Seventh Anniversary[]
The seventh anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2018.
As part of the celebration Backflip Studios gave every player 
2,500.
Along with the free gift, Backflip Studios released the Embossed Dragon and 7th Anniversary Statue.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 14, 2018 and September 24, 2018.
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Eighth Anniversary[]
The eighth anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2019.
As part of the celebration Backflip Studios started a special Bring 'Em Back event the day before the anniversary.
Along with the Bring 'Em Back event, Backflip Studios released the Terracotta Dragon and 8th Anniversary Statue on the anniversary date.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 14, 2019 and September 30, 2019.
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Ninth Anniversary[]
The ninth anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2020.
Deca Games released the Woven Dragon and 9th Anniversary Statue on the anniversary date.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 14, 2020 and September 23, 2020.
This marked nine days of initial release availability for the 9th Anniversary content in DragonVale.
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Tenth Anniversary[]
The tenth anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2021.
Deca Games released the Tien Dragon and 10th Anniversary Statue on the anniversary date.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 14, 2021 and September 28, 2021.
This marked fourteen days of initial release availability for the 10th Anniversary content in DragonVale.
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Eleventh Anniversary[]
The eleventh anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2022.
Deca Games released the Vaul Dragon and 11th Anniversary Statue on the anniversary date.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 14, 2022 and September 28, 2022.
This marked fourteen days of initial release availability for the 11th Anniversary content in DragonVale.
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Twelfth Anniversary[]
The twelfth anniversary of DragonVale was on September 14, 2023.
As part of the celebration DECA Games gave every player an opportunity to get 50 gems for free.
DECA Games released the Nacre Dragon and 12th Anniversary Statue on the anniversary date.
These were available for purchase and/or were able to be bred between September 14, 2023 and September 28, 2023.
This marked fourteen days of initial release availability for the 12th Anniversary content in DragonVale.
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Notes[]
- On September 11, 2014, Backflip Studios brought back the Paper Dragon and Cotton Dragon with their affiliated statues until September 29, 2014 as part of an Anniversary Collection Comeback.
- On September 14, 2016, Backflip Studios brought back the four previous anniversary dragons with their affiliated statues one day at a time for a 24 hour period of time as part of celebrating the 5th Anniversary of DragonVale.
- September 15, 2016 - Garland Dragon
- September 16, 2016 - Leathery Dragon
- September 17, 2016 - Cotton Dragon
- September 18, 2016 - Paper Dragon
- On September 15, 2017, Backflip Studios brought back the five previous anniversary dragons with their affiliated statues for a period of time as part of celebrating the 6th Anniversary of DragonVale. Each day another one came back and was on sale for 50% off for 24 hours.
- September 15, 2017 - Wyrmwood Dragon - Available six days total
- September 16, 2017 - Garland Dragon - Available five days total
- September 17, 2017 - Leathery Dragon - Available four days total
- September 18, 2017 - Cotton Dragon - Available three days total
- September 19, 2017 - Paper Dragon - Available two days total
- The prices for the dragons throughout their availability descended by 111 gems for each anniversary year after their initial special promotion.
- 6th Anniversary was
1,666 - Ironwrought Dragon - 5th Anniversary was 1,555 - Wyrmwood Dragon
- 4th Anniversary was 1,444 - Garland Dragon
- 3rd Anniversary was 1,333 - Leathery Dragon
- 2nd Anniversary was 1,222 - Cotton Dragon
- 1st Anniversary was 1,111 - Paper Dragon
- 6th Anniversary was
- All of the anniversary statues sold for 1,000 during the time their affiliated dragons were available.
- On September 7, 2019, Backflip Studios brought back the seven previous anniversary dragons with their affiliated statues for a period of time as part of celebrating the 8th Anniversary of DragonVale. Each day another one came back and the dragon and pedestal were available in the Bright Wild Nights' event market Beachside Bungalow, the Limited prize tier.
- September 7, 2019 - Paper Dragon - Available 23 days total
- September 8, 2019 - Cotton Dragon - Available 22 days total
- September 9, 2019 - Leathery Dragon - Available 21 days total
- September 10, 2019 - Garland Dragon - Available 20 days total
- September 11, 2019 - Wyrmwood Dragon - Available 19 days total
- September 12, 2019 - Ironwrought Dragon - Available 18 days total
- September 13, 2019 - Embossed Dragon - Available 17 days total
- On this date Backflip Studios also started a Bring 'Em Back event as part of the anniversary celebration
- All of the anniversary statues sold for 1,000 during the time their affiliated dragons were available.
- Leading up to the 10th Anniversary of DragonVale, Deca Games released the previous anniversary dragons, pedestals, and statues in the following order:
- Paper Dragon - September 5, 2021 - 1,250 & Pedestal: 100
- 1st Anniversary Statue - 1,000
- 1st Anniversary Statue -
- Cotton Dragon - September 6, 2021 - 1,250 & Pedestal: 100
- 2nd Anniversary Statue - 1,000
- 2nd Anniversary Statue -
- Leathery Dragon - September 7, 2021 - 1,250 & Pedestal: 100
- 3rd Anniversary Statue - 1,000
- 3rd Anniversary Statue -
- Garland Dragon - September 8, 2021 - 1,444 & Pedestal: 115
- 4th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
- 4th Anniversary Statue -
- Wyrmwood Dragon - September 9, 2021 - 1,555 & Pedestal: 120
- 5th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
- 5th Anniversary Statue -
- Ironwrought Dragon - September 10, 2021 - 1,666 & Pedestal: 125
- 6th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
- 6th Anniversary Statue -
- Embossed Dragon - September 11, 2021 - 1,777 & Pedestal: 135
- 7th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
- 7th Anniversary Statue -
- Terracotta Dragon - September 12, 2021 - 1,888 & Pedestal: 140
- 8th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
- 8th Anniversary Statue -
- Woven Dragon - September 13, 2021 - 1,999 & Pedestal: 145
- 9th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
- 9th Anniversary Statue -
- All of them were released with a countdown timer for them to leave the market on September 14, 2021.
- Paper Dragon - September 5, 2021 -
- On September 14, 2022, Deca Games brought back the 10 previous anniversary dragons with their affiliated statues until September 28, 2022 as part of celebrating the 11th Anniversary of DragonVale.
- On September 14, 2023, Deca Games brought back the 11 previous anniversary dragons with their affiliated statues until September 28, 2023 as part of celebrating the 12th Anniversary of DragonVale.
- All anniversary content was available for purchase in the Market except for the Vaul Dragon and Vaul Pedestal which were available for purchase in the Rift Market.
| Anniversary Dragon | Anniversary Pedestal | Anniversary Statue |
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Paper Dragon -  1,250
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Paper Pedestal - 100
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1st Anniversary Statue -  1,000
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| Cotton Dragon - 1,250
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Cotton Pedestal - 100
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2nd Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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| Leathery Dragon - 1,250
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Leathery Pedestal - 100
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3rd Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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| Garland Dragon - 1,444
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Garland Pedestal - 115
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4th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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| Wyrmwood Dragon - 1,555
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Wyrmwood Pedestal: 120
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5th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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| Ironwrought Dragon - 1,666
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Ironwrought Pedestal - 125
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6th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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| Embossed Dragon - 1,777
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Embossed Pedestal - 135
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7th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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| Terracotta Dragon - 1,888
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Terracotta Pedestal - 140
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8th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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| Woven Dragon - 1,999
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Woven Pedestal - 145
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9th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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| Tien Dragon - 2,010
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Tien Pedestal - 150
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10th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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| Vaul Dragon - 1,111
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Vaul Pedestal - 715
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11th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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| Nacre Dragon - 2,012
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Nacre Pedestal - 150
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12th Anniversary Statue - 1,000
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