I have been following closely also, and also am an international visitor. I have heard reports of international visitors ordering, being charged, and then getting an email a week or so later that their order has been rejected. Basically, they can’t ship internationally, so they send it to the resort, the resort says “they aren’t coming for 6 months and we aren’t storing it” so they reject it. In the case I read- the person didn’t get refunded, and it was a “too bad, so sad” situation.
So I was disappointed with the selection in the first place, now, I would really like the Small World band- but I’m scared to do it. I might try closer to my arrival... but NOTHING about this has gone smoothly- From everything I’ve read - it’s not worth even bothering.
I’m international, staying in September and have a confirmation that my bands were delivered to AKL in June. I won’t know till I get there but haven’t had any indication they won’t be.
I wouldn’t send online shopping this early, but I also think 3 months is reasonable given how hard it is to order.
Thank you both! It's been about a week since I got the "your magic band is waiting at your resort" email and the correct band (Endgame Captain America) shows in MDE and I've have none of the other post-purchase concerns like some others. It's 3.5 months until my trip and I was worried that the Endgame bands wouldn't be available closer too the date, so I'll just have to trust it's okay. I'd love if you could follow up in September after your trip @Jocelynaus!