The tickets are released at exactly 30 days prior to entry. I wanted tickets for 9:30 AM on July 9th. I'm in California, which is 9 hours different than Rome. I had to wait until 12:30 AM (PST) on June 9th to get tickets. My husband was on one computer and I was on another trying to get 4 tickets the second we saw them. We didn't get tickets for 9:30 but did get tickets for 9:35. The tickets are gone in less than 30 seconds after release. You have to be really fast!