[32] The annual tradition continued into the 2000s,[33][34] when it became de-emphasized and handed off to mtvU,[35][36][37] the spin-off channel of MTV targeted at college campuses.
MTV began its annual Spring break coverage in 1986,[38][39][40][41][42] setting up temporary operations in Daytona Beach, Florida, for a week in March, broadcasting live eight hours per day.
[52] Also in 1990, Chad Smith and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers[53] were arrested after filming an MTV Spring Break performance.
Because of its popularity during spring break, Club La Vela in Panama City Beach, Florida has been the focus of numerous media reports and events.
[56] Kid Rock's breakthrough hit single "Bawitdaba" was named by BuzzFeed as one of the top 50 most iconic MTV Spring Break performances.
[59] The two pilots were Camp Cool, filed in Cancun for MTV Spring Break, also starring Al Shearer about helping men meet women, and Stupid Bets.
Bam Magera and his friends went to Miami in 2006 for "Viva La Spring Break", a two-part episode rarely seen since its original broadcast.
[60] Kitchen 305 is a Sunny Isles Beach restaurant inside the Newport Beachside Resort, where MTV held its Spring Break 2008 party.
Lil Wayne had performed a televised concert for MTV Spring Break in Panama City Beach, Florida in March 2009.
[64] The 2011 edition of MTV Spring Break was filmed at the Palms Casino Resort in Paradise, Nevada in March of that year and featured musical acts: Snoop Dogg, Pitbull, Lupe Fiasco, and Wiz Khalifa.
April Rose Haydock hosted MTV Spring Break 2014 from Cancun, Mexico alongside Guy Code castmate Andrew Schultz.
"Episode 13" of the tenth season of Mad TV meanwhile, featured a sketch involving Hispanic girls Lida (Nicole Sullivan) and Melina (Debra Wilson) as contestants on MTV Spring Break.