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Real road trips, drawn up by the real Griswolds
Pick a plan that looks like your family — Disney, Universal, Disneyland, a cross-country tour, or a slower Florida detour. Read the day-by-day. When you’re ready, drop it into the quiz and we’ll build your personalized version with live stops and hotel picks.
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Chicago to Universal Orlando with Teens
A 2-day Midwest-to-Hogwarts run that respects the teen attention span: faster pace, drive-thru meals, optional Mammoth Cave detour, and a Hard Rock Hotel arrival that even teenagers will admit is cool.
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Atlanta to Port Canaveral Cruise
1.5 days from Atlanta to a Disney/Royal/Carnival cruise — including the only sane way to time embarkation: stay near the port the night before.
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NYC to Port Canaveral Cruise
3 days down I-95 to your Disney/Royal/Carnival cruise — with a Savannah dinner stop, a pre-cruise night in Cocoa Beach, and the only honest answer to 'should we drive Friday or Saturday?' (Friday).
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Atlanta to Port Tampa Cruise
Atlanta to Tampa is the easy cruise — a single 7-hour driving day, dinner at Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City the night before, and a 15-minute morning drive to your Carnival or Royal ship.
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Chicago to Port Canaveral Cruise
1,250 miles from Chicago to Port Canaveral over three driving days — Nashville Hot Brown overnight, a Hampton Inn Tifton GA pit stop, and a Cocoa Beach pre-cruise night so you board Saturday morning fresh.
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Charlotte to Port Everglades Cruise
Charlotte to Port Everglades is the perfect 2-day cruise drive — through Savannah for a Mrs. Wilkes lunch, sleep in St. Augustine, easy morning into Fort Lauderdale, board your Princess or Holland America ship by noon.
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Detroit to Walt Disney World
1,200 miles down I-75 over three real driving days — Knoxville overnight, Tifton GA pit stop, Florida by Day 3. The Midwest's most direct route to Disney with the fewest surprises.
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Phoenix to Disneyland — The One-Day Drive
Phoenix to Anaheim in one push — 360 miles, ~6 hours on I-10 west, two real stops, kids in the Disneyland lobby by 5 PM. No overnight needed unless the family wants one.
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Las Vegas to Disneyland — The 4-Hour Hop
Vegas to Anaheim in under 4 hours if you leave before 9 AM Saturday — the kind of drive Vegas locals do for a long weekend without thinking twice. One real lunch stop at Mad Greek, optional Calico ghost town detour, Disneyland by 2 PM.
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Bay Area to Disneyland — The I-5 Down-the-Valley Drive
SF or San Jose to Anaheim is a 6-hour I-5 push — flat, fast, boring, with two real stops that make the trip survivable. Leave at 8 AM, lunch at Harris Ranch, gas at Tejon, Disneyland by 4 PM.
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Las Vegas to Universal Studios Hollywood — The Movie-Studio Weekend
Vegas to Universal Hollywood — same I-15 cruise as the Disneyland version, just exit earlier. 270 miles, under 4.5 hours, lunch at Mad Greek, Universal CityWalk lobby by dinner. Works from Phoenix too with a longer first leg.
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