Spring Break 2008 was a new kind of success here in Port Aransas. For various reasons, the numbers of young people were down, and the number of families was up, way up. Most of the condos and many of the hotels were very restrictive with regard to groups of young people with no parental control, and the police put some new ordinances in place to control drinking on the beach. Almost everyone agreed that it was a pleasant change, and many families said they would return because of the lack of loudness and partying that has been a part of Spring Break in the past.