After our DELICIOUS dinner we waddled out to find a spot for Illuminations.
Wow after that review I will have to add it to my "To do list for our next trip"!
Then the show began. As it did there was the sweetest CM (who looked to be a sanitation worker by the uniform) he was about in his late 60s and he came up to us and were talking to the kids, asking where we were from, if wed seen the show before, that we chose one of the best places to watch it,etc. He asked Luke if he wanted to start the fireworks (Luke thought this was so cool) He had Luke blow out the lights to the torches around the lake, Luke truly believed he started the show and it was so sweet of this CM to do this, it is people like this man who make Disney such a magical place to be!!! When the show was over Luke gave him a big hug, it was very cute and it seemed to make the CMs night.
Awwwwww so cute!
After the show was over we decided instead of running to the bus stop as we usually do wed let the crowds get there first and wed take our time getting to the bus stop (turned out to be a HUGE mistake).
This is something I would have done too...you know let the crowds go first...sounds like a good idea at the time!
OH MY GOSH! I told Tim later I should have taken a picture of this because it really was the most unbelievable thing and in all our Disney trips wed never seen anything like it. the look on Tims face was pure horror, we couldnt believe it. I soooo wish I had taken a picture. At a rough estimate it would have been 20-25 bus loads of people, Im serious, no exaggeration here.
Even if they came every 10 min by the time they load and go...it must have taken them 3-4 hours to get back 
So we went to the MGM bus stop, it was practically empty, got right on a bus. When we got to MGM it was quite a hike from that drop off point to the POFQ bus stop. As we approached the stop I was praying it would be a short line, YES, not too bad. A bus quickly stopped and the line in front of us got on and we were assured a seat on the next bus which showed up in like 10 minutes, not bad at all, so about 20 minutes after our arrival to MGM we were on a bus to POFQ and we were SITTING on the bus with our two tired kids. We didnt get back to the room until 11:00, we were pooped by this point. I couldnt believe those lines at Epcot, UNBELIEVABLE!! If you are ever in this situation take the bus to the EMH park, worked like a charm!!!
Wow I am impressed with this quick thinking...I bet you wouldnt have gotten back to PORFQ till close to 1 am otherwise. 
Craziness but I am sooo impressed with your solution! Great job~ 
Lesley
. Very good question! 
Good thinking on the MGM solution, though. 
It's got to be a Disney song this time. I think the perfect song for you...is "Part of Your World" from the Little Mermaid. 
LOVE all of the pictures!
