True! My family and I wanted to see Illuminations, but my daughter was exhausted. It was also the night after Thanksgiving, and it was cold out! So, we got on the Epcot monorail, rode to the TTC and back to Epcot. We arrived right after the show started and saw amazing fireworks from the monorail! We were so amazed by it, we stayed on and went back to TTC. When we returned to Epcot, we got back in time for part of the finale. Now, I'm not suggesting it was the best way to see illuminations, but we were warm, seated and relaxed after a full day at the parks!
TNP has spent more than one hour in line waiting for a character signature.