#0 - Jan. 9, 2007, 10:59 p.m.
Q u o t e:
Our policy is and will continue to be to only announce new realms as they are released; however there are some circumstances where we may feel a prior announcement is warranted, and the release of the expansion is one such circumstance. We will be releasing new realms with the launch of the expansion though the realm names, type, and time zones are not currently available. We're planning to open additional realms after the launch of the expansion as well, as needed.
So in other words, yes there will be new realms on the 16th with the expansion.