Dale, it has always been like this, there was never an exit from Space, the only party that allowed people to get out was Sunday @ Space and that was only if you got in before 4 PM, you would get a bracelet that would allow you to go out once and come back.
They stopped it in 2007 when the party hours changed, once you are in Space you better be ready to stay there for the whole party...
I have to say that I agree with what was written above, in the past few years when I came to Space it doesn't feel like the old Space, it feels like they just care about your money, they don't try to deliver the same feeling as before, not even close...
There's a feeling that Space is just trying to get as many money from you as they can, and with Amnesia just getting stronger and stronger with Cocoon they just can't match the competition, I mean just look at the lineups of We Love this year, boring, nearly exciting, focusing on futuristic Techno and Minimal when all we want is to kick it in the terrace...
I don't know, maybe the Space age is over...