All Classic WoW MOP realms locked?

i havent been able to play for a week a day since i bought the subscription to play wow mop and my girlfriend made a character the day we bought the subscription but i havent so i log on yesterday and all the realms are locked and i search online and it says theyll come back today at 4pm and is currently almost 5:30 pm and they are still locked. waste of money buying this subscription