We just went to the Thomas Live: Thomas Saves the Circus show 2 days ago. It was about 1.5 hours long and there was a short intermission. The "drivers" danced in the aisles in the first 10 or 15 rows during the beginning of the show. Thomas comes out on stage within the first 5 minutes, so no waiting for the star of the show. Warning: lots of stuff for sale on the way in. The big item was a $15 spinning Thomas light-up toy. It looked like more than 1/2 the kids had one. My 3 y/o boy loved the show.