Plaza de Toros Stadium Cancun — Attraction in Cancún

Update: My previous review was from a visit years ago. Thank You to the Plaza de Toronto team for replying to my review, I am happy to hear that you are no longer doing the bullfighting, as i stated, it was some time ago that i went. I am changing my rating because I enjoyed everything but the bull fight, and adding 2 stars for getting rid of that. I did love the entertainment and next time I visit the area, since the bullfighting is no more, I would be happy to come back for the entertainment.

Not as cool as I thought it would be, unfortunately.

I was visiting the area some time ago and saw an ad for the bull fight and horse show. Always thought it would be cool to see that part of the Mexican culture.

On the postive side: The staff was attentive and helpful in my opinion, (although there seemed to be some shady ones in the group, eyeing tourists up & down.) prices were affordable and the entertainment, like horseback riding, tricks, music and dancing was pretty good, Until it wasn't....

The negative side: I understand that this is part of the culture for the locals, but had no idea how barbaric and totally inhumane it would be when it came to the bull fight. I've never seen anything like that. I guess I expected a matador holding a red cape and pulling back when the bull chased after it, not a handful of them sneaking up from behind the bull, torturing and eventually killing the bull. Not impressed. This was my first, and definitely my last real bull fight. I'm still not sure how four people torturing a bull to weaken it, then driving a sword through it's neck to kill it, is considerred a sign of "courage & strength" for the matador??? Seemed like a sign of weakness overload to me. Personally, I was cheering for the bull!

May I suggest sticking to the entertainment portion? That was the only part that deserved stars. ...

Went here to watch a bullfight. It was very much geared to American tourists, much like the rest of this city is. In addition to the bullfight, we were treated to a show of traditional Mexican cowboys and dancing women, which was very nice.

When the bull came out, it already had some swords in it and a guy on a horse cut it some more before the matador came out. At first the crowd was cheering for him, but by the end, we were all cheering for the bull who by that time could hardly charge any more.

I realized why they use a black bull in all of the pictures of bullfights. Ours was light gray and by the end had shed so much blood that it was red. Bulls have gallons of blood, gallons.

It was worth seeing just to say that I have seen one, but if I had the opportunity to go...

Always wanted to see a bullfight so we went and watched one. Never want to see a bullfight again. Apart from the actual bullfights, this is an interesting place to go to see the locals come out and fill the stands. All the traditional bullfight fanfare and music is not too different than what you'd remember from a Bugs Bunny cartoon. The restaurants outside are lively and the Barbacoa place is great for getting your fill of meat-stuffed...