If you’re looking for some family fun for the Columbus Day weekend (Oct. 10-13), consider taking a quick trip from Islip’s MacArthur Airport .

Here are a few perfect getaways for the whole family offering amusement parks, animal encounters and kid-friendly museums:

Orlando, Florida

Flight duration: Frontier Airlines has nonstop 2-hour, 54-minute roundtrip flights for $330

No trip to the theme park capital of the world would be complete without visiting at least one of Orlando’s celebrated amusement parks. There’s the world famous Walt Disney World Resort, which includes the Magic Kingdom Park , Epcot , Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Disney’s Hollywood Studios. While you’re there, cool off at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park and Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park .

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