Hi Elizabeth, welcome to planDisney!
Soarin' Around the World is one of my favorite attractions at Walt Disney World Resort. You'll be doing just that next May, minus the landing in EPCOT part. Be sure to pick up an
EPCOT International Flower and Garden Festival Passport to document your travels and culinary adventures.
As you discovered, Elizabeth, valued UK-based Guests can currently purchase 7 or 14-day tickets from the
Walt Disney Travel Company. You or anyone you know can purchase alternate ticket lengths on
disneyworld.disney.go.com from within the United States. If a friend you trust is willing to purchase 4-day tickets on your behalf, I say go for it! To streamline the process, make sure you and your friend have My Disney Experience accounts and that you're connected as Family & Friends. If your American pal appears on your
Family & Friends list, they will be able to link the tickets to you at the time of purchase - no additional postage required! To do this, they will select your name from a Family & Friends dropdown list during the checkout process. If you do not plan on taking any Disney trips with this friend in the foreseeable future, you can delete them from your Family & Friends list as soon as your ticket appears in the
Tickets, Passes, and Memory Maker tab of your My Disney Experience account.
I hope this good news adds a little magic to your day, Elizabeth. Please reach out to me
directly if I can be of further assistance.
Plan magic; planDisney.
Jennifer