Wrath of the Lich King Beta Signups OPEN!

The Wrath of the Lich King Beta sign-ups are now available via the account registration page, or visit the opt-in page directly. It appears you can opt-in with accounts that aren't active (although I'm not sure if you'll actually be able to activate them if you're accepted).

Blizzard has confirmed that selection will be random:

"Today we opened the Wrath of the Lich King Beta Opt-In program, which gives players a chance to win an invitation to the upcoming Wrath of the Lich King beta. For The Burning Crusade beta, we randomly invited players from the entire World of Warcraft community. With the Opt-In, our goal is to strengthen the beta-testing process by inviting only those players who have expressed active interest in participating." - Vaneras, Blizzard Poster (link)

It turns out the rumors from this past weekend were true. We should still expect anywhere from a week to a month before beta access is given to any opt-in accounts. We will let you know as soon as we can confirm the first phase of beta invites has been sent out.