What am I missing 2017

[NJlauren]

I know I can't book anything yet for October 2017 (more then 499 days out).... But it seems that people from the UK (uk site) can already book 2017? Am I missing something or reading something wrong?

Does that make sense is this normal? It kinda annoys me that I can't even book my room but they can book packages?

Sorry this is a total vent and probably sounds ridiculous.

 

[dansdad]

I know I can't book anything yet for October 2017 (more then 499 days out).... But it seems that people from the UK (uk site) can already book 2017? Am I missing something or reading something wrong?

Does that make sense is this normal? It kinda annoys me that I can't even book my room but they can book packages?

Sorry this is a total vent and probably sounds ridiculous.

There are different rules for UK travelers due to the time and expense to get to WDW from across the pond. They allows them to book much earlier to give guests more time to to plan, save and make payments on their holidays. They can even book tickets for up to 21 days instead of being capped at 10 for the US and Canada.

Once they made these changes, there was a very large increase in bookings from the UK.

 

[wmoon]

We can book tickets that last up to 21 days and many UK people do come to stay at disney for that long. Last few times we have come and stayed on site for 18 nights.
On the downside I feel its crazy that I'm trying to sort out what I am doing in 2017, before trhe uk allocation of the more reasonable rooms sell out due to free dining, before I have even stayed this year.

 

[dansdad]

We can book tickets that last up to 21 days and many UK people do come to stay at disney for that long. Last few times we have come and stayed on site for 18 nights.
On the downside I feel its crazy that I'm trying to sort out what I am doing in 2017, before trhe uk allocation of the more reasonable rooms sell out due to free dining, before I have even stayed this year.

Thanks for the correction. My cousins travel to WDW from the UK often and always stay for 14 days. I just assumed that was the max.

 

[POTCfan]

Do you have to be a UK citizen to buy the UK tickets? I am travelling to London this summer and the 14 day pass looks good!

 

[_auroraborealis_]

Do you have to be a UK citizen to buy the UK tickets? I am travelling to London this summer and the 14 day pass looks good!

Yes, you do.

 

[DebbieB]

Do you have to be a UK citizen to buy the UK tickets? I am travelling to London this summer and the 14 day pass looks good!

You need a UK mailing address.

 

[POTCfan]

Mousesavers references buying from the international website (which I assume you would have to have an EU address to ship to) or varous UK ticket brokers (which I wasn't sure if you just had to be in the UK, or whether you had to have id to prove you lived there).