Miami Beach officials are once again turning to creative marketing — and heavy-handed restrictions — to keep spring break crowds away from South Beach. The city released a spoof of a reality TV show trailer depicting a group of spring breakers having a vacation from hell in Miami Beach.

The spring break tradition in Florida stretches back to the early 1960s, when the movie “Where the Boys Are” put Fort Lauderdale on the map as a destination for college students. Spring break crowds also spread to Daytona Beach, Miami Beach and Key West. What has spring break looked like through the years in South Florida?

Miami Beach is again cracking down on spring break activities after incidents of public intoxication, property damage and fights.