I just got some information from Bulldog Cafe. First of all, the name will NOT change. Secondly, and most importantly, they said they will definitely be open “next week”. That is a little vague, I know, but better than nothing!

from Sr. Frog’s. They tell me they will be opening on March 15th! Yippie!!!

All of the major nightclubs in Cancun are reopen EXCEPT for Glazz, Sr. Frog’s, Bulldog Cafe, and La Boom/Tequila Boom.

Unfortunately, I have not been able to get any new information on when any of these establishments plan to reopen. Rumor has it that La Boom and Tequila Boom are up for sale and will not reopen any time soon.

Glazz is unable to reopen until Plaza La Isla fully reopens. Hopefully both the mall and Glazz will be open sometime this month!

Sr. Frog’s and Bulldog Cafe had set opening dates and then had to change them. Employees from each place are still in the dark on definite reopening dates, but we expect them to both be open very soon! I have heard rumors of both opening by mid-March, but those are merely rumors! When I hear definite answers, I will pass it along to all of you!

Thank you for your continued support of The Cancun Blog!

Susan

The City is scheduled to open tomorrow night! Paul Van Dyk will be performing. Open Bar is $50usd and Cover Charge (no drinks included) is $25usd.

FAT TUESDAY! For those of you that are not familiar with Fat Tuesday (the day…NOT the nightclub in Cancun), I will explain.

Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of lent. During lent (the 40 days leading up to Easter), people give up various vices…like drinking alcohol, for example. Since people will be abstaining from drinking, or whatever vice they choose to do without for the 40 days, they go crazy for the 2 weeks prior to Ash Wednesday…and especially crazy on Fat Tuesday!

This Tuesday is Fat Tuesday and I’ll be enjoying the Mardi Gras party at Fat Tuesday, the nightclub! I know some of the members of The Cancun Club will be in Cancun this week and I hope to see you there!

(I am hardly an authority on religion and if I didn’t get that right, I hope someone will be kind enough to correct me!)

Last night, I went to Coco Bongo for their big reopening! I was told to arrive early because a massive amount of people were expected to be in attendance. I had flashbacks to when The City had their grand opening a couple of years ago. On that night, I thought I would be trampled to death before I ever entered the club and I had no desire to be in a similar situation last night. Coco Bongo didn’t open until 9:30pm, but there was already a line out into the center of the entrance to Plaza Forum Mall when my friend and I arrived at 8:45pm. We quickly found the people we needed to speak with and decided we’d go to Corona Bar for a drink before Coco Bongo opened their doors.

When we went back to Coco Bongo at 9:30pm, it was chaos! Actually, they seemed to have things under control, but the staff seemed a bit stressed. Hosting a HUGE event after taking 4 months off will do that to you, I suppose. Thank goodness my friend and I didn’t have to wait in the “line”, which looked more like a 100′s of people standing in the street/mall. It certainly was not single-file.

We declined the free shots of SKYY vodka that girls in skin-tight purple outfits were handing out as we entered the club and made our way inside. Things were running like clockwork inside the club. It was like they hadn’t even been closed. My only complaint to that point was that one of the escalators going up to the club wasn’t working. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that one working, but you’d think that, with insurance money and 4 months to do repairs that someone would’ve had the bright idea to ask a repairman to take a look at it.

Ok, so far, so good. After winding through the maze of hallways and escalators, my friend and I finally arrived on the 3rd floor, where the club is located. We quickly found a waiter at the front bar and had drinks within seconds. There were no tables to be had, but we found a place to stand that was out of the way. The club was full of people, but there was still room for many more. On the giant TV screens, they had a countdown going until the show started. It was just like New Year’s Eve. The excitement was building!! I don’t recall if the show started at 10 or 10:30pm, but it didn’t seem like a long wait, even though we were standing and wearing very unsensible shoes.

When the countdown got to 10 seconds, it WAS like New Year’s Eve. There was a countdown and you expected something big to happen. The show started and it was very cool (similar to Cirque de Soleil shows) but it was a bit slow for the start of the night, in my opinion. They did pick up the tempo in the shows that followed, however. I love the show they do with acrobats doing all sorts of crazy things that acrobats do…while hanging from a piece of cloth. (See a photo of this show on the Coco Bongo Merchants page.) If you’ve never been to Coco Bongo, I recommend going to see the shows.

At one point in the evening, the giant TVs started showing a weather map with hurricane Wilma covering the entire Caribbean. The next clips were of those military planes that fly through hurricanes to collect whatever data those brave (or stupid?!?) people collect. Then, they showed a date….October 21, 2005. At this point, my friend and I knew we were about to be subjected to photos of Cancun being pummeled by hurricane Wilma and we both started to feel a bit emotional.

I had never seen images of the hotel zone totally underwater and I didn’t want to see them….but there they were….larger than life. As I write this, it makes me sad to remember those photos of my city totally underwater. They followed those photos with pictures of the devastation that was left behind after the 3-day storm. Those were not as bad because I had personally witnessed the aftermath. Then they showed more photos leading up to last night and it made me proud to live here and to see how quickly Cancun has gotten back on it’s feet. Although that portion of the evening was a bit of a downer for me and my friend…and probably for many others that had been here during and after hurricane Wilma….the rest of the night was great. I think it was also good for the tourists to see how far the city has come in such a short time.

Around 11:30pm, the club was so packed with people that I had flashbacks to opening night at The City, once more. Since neither of us feel comfortable in large crowds, we decided to leave. We fought our way to the exit, which was only about 30 feet away. Outside the club, I realized that had been the most fun I’d ever had in Coco Bongo.

As we made our way down to the street level, we noticed that the crowd waiting to get inside had only gotten bigger! When we walked out of the club just seconds before, I was sure they couldn’t possibly fit another human in there, yet all of those poor souls were waiting. And I fear they waited and waited, to no avail. I’m glad I went early! Oh, almost forgot to tell you that HBO was filming the whole party. I’m sure you’ll be seeing footage from last night on some upcoming HBO special!

After leaving Coco Bongo, we went to Corona Bar for a couple more drinks before calling it a night. Corona Bar was FULL!! Congo and Lucky Monkey seemed to have a decent crowd, but it was obvious that all the pe0ple were either in Coco Bongo…or trying to get in.

Like I said yesterday in my post about Fat Tuesday, if these crowds are any indication of how great Spring Break will be, it’s going to be AMAZING!

Last night, I made my weekly pilgramage to Fat Tuesday. When I arrived, the first thing I saw was the horde of people gathered at the entrance. I saw some friends just beyond the velvet rope…or, in the case of Fat Tuesday, it’s a chain…and they didn’t look very happy. Apparently, the entire club was just as crowded as the entrance and my friends had tired of fighting the masses of people to navigate their way through the club. I was brave and went inside to see for myself.

There were many people inside, but the outside areas were PACKED! I didn’t opt for open bar so I was forced to stay inside. Only people sporting the pretty, teal “Open Bar” wristbands were allowed outside. Since I am not a huge fan of having sweaty, half-naked college kids spill drinks on me, I was happy to stay inside. I managed to score a table in a prime people-watching spot and drinks kept magically appearing in front of me. Needless to say, I was as happy as a clam. When I hit the road, around 2am (…a very early night for me!), the party was still going strong! If that crowd was any indication of what Spring Break 2006 will be like, I’d say it will be a banner year for Cancun!