I completely understand what you mean, it is hard to know when the actual link will go live!
It would be nice to have them in your possession especially if you want to buy the MK DAH tickets or view discounted AP room rates online. You could just do them online with the lower rate once you have the passes. IDK how stopping at TTC or DS with cats would be. Maybe taking turns going to the ticket window? Definitely a lot to consider.
I imagine you could order them over the phone on the payment plan if you have a Florida address in your
MDE, but IDK if they need to be "active" in order to register for the AP preview.