Prior to the closing on nights when it rained and Paty-o's was closed, the party moved to Nice Shoes. To me, this was not at all a good solution - it was hot, stuffy and crowded. It was a huge buzz kill and really put a damper on the evening's festivities. I understand that now, if it rains, things will move into the new sports bar which occupies the combined space of the old sports bar and Nice Shoes. Does anyone who has been there have any thoughts on whether or not this will be a better solution? Is it cooler/less stuffy? Is there more room for seating/dancing etc? I know that the answers may be incomplete because they are not yet up to ultimate capacity and that obviously limits the size of the crowds. But I am interested in first impressions from those we have been there. Thanks Len
A few things with this one (It rained multiple times at night last week, so I actually have experience "getting wet" at the new TTR, haha) : 1. You can stay at Bash now when it is raining - There is enough covered area around the long bar (and some other umbrellas), that a decent amount of people just stayed in the rain. Lots of people would also dance in the rain on the main stage "not giving a shit". 2. The lobby bar is literally right at the two main doors that lead outside bash, and right outside those doors, and in between them, it is covered. So with people at the side bar, the tables outside the doors of the lobby bar, and people at and all around the lobby bar, it can still house a lot of people and can be pretty poppin. (Side note...this lead to some dances where they were "putting them on the glass" for people on the other side) 3. Score (the sports bar) is a decent size, it doesn't smell, it is cool temp, and it can also get pretty poppin. But it couldn't fit everyone in there. 4. On lingerie night it rained later, but the entertainment staff still had not done their show. They got lots of people to move and were able to preform it in Score. Hard to see if you were at the far end because it isn't raised. It was still pretty fun and I was very surprised they were able to do their thing in there. It was pretty impressive dancing and everyone gathered around, which then turned into guests and other staff in a dance circle...which was very fun. So it wasn't like people when the show died at Nice Shoes and everyone left. Instead everyone pretty much stayed and danced hard on one another. Bottom line: In a heavy (party impacting rain) between Score, the lobby bar and the way Bash is setup, there is enough room for everyone to have somewhere to go, and both locations to still feel like there is a full party in each spot.
@ScubaSteve - thanks for the great and detailed answer. That is extremely encouraging. And I would guess as they gain experience and figure out what works and doesn't work, it will only get better. I loved the old Temptation but always felt the rainy night issue was one of, it not the, biggest downsides. It was very depressing to look at Paty-Os in a downpour and see it empty and closed, with no viable alternative. Fortunately, in my five trips it didn't happen often. So glad to hear that it will be even better now! Once they fix the roof in Bash of course.
