It looks like the number of MB passes must be reduced this year.  It was overcrowded last year, due to the enlarged size and someone getting their arithmetic wrong.  This may explain it.  God alone knows how they allocate tickets, but we have a registration number of some sort, and I think this gets us above the "casual" order, but after 20 years it should.  We get a "take it or leave it" letter once they do the allocation.
I've always been worried that the ACO will not want to deal with the general public, and/or the ticket agencies will buy up everything and force us to pay double.
Good luck to those still waiting and have a good christmas