This trip was in the works for many months - Grandma wanted to do it in summer 2020, but we know how that turned out. But with things opening up - and Florida being open since last August anyway - planning began in earnest. They told Cora quietly on her birthday, and told Violet about it on her birthday.
And Saturday, we made a VERY early trip to LAX so the four could fly off to a week at Disney World!
They stayed "on property" at the Cars-themed resort.
On Sunday, they went to Blizzard Beach, one of the two Disney water parks. They had a GREAT time.
Cora did this crazy steep slide, and they all had fun on the family rafts, lazy river, and wave pool.
On Sunday evening, they went to the Magic Kingdom, where they had reservations at a nice restaurant. Check out Violet's crazy dessert! Yum!
The Magic Kingdom at night
They went to Hollywood Studios on Monday, where they visited Star Wars Land.
These stocks were near the Mark Twain riverboat in the Magic Kingdom, apparently to imprison teenagers.
In Magic Kingdom, they went on Haunted Mansion, a ride Vi had avoided at Disneyland in Anaheim. There are many rides in Florida that California has, but many more that are not in California. Cora said that Florida's Thunder Mountain was better than Anaheim's, but California's Space Mountain was way better than Orlando's.
See those clouds? They had a beautiful day on Sunday, perfect for the water park. Then the rains moved in, and it was showery the rest of their trip.
The Test Track attraction in Epcot was amazing, Cora said. You could make your own car and then put it through a series of tests, to see how well it would do in real-life conditions.
Cora thought Epcot was pretty cool, but would be better when she's an adult and can drink alcohol, because there were lots of interesting options for adults in the various country areas. Here, they were in the Italy section.
Here was an all-too-frequent view. A tropical storm was moving into town towards the end of their trip, and at points, it was coming down in sheets. Sadly, they never got to use the resort pool, because it was raining too often when they were at the hotel. And some attractions they might have done were closed, too.
A non-raining moment, with a beautiful view of Epcot. They visited five parks - Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Blizzard Beach.
Violet's favorite park was Animal Kingdom, no surprise. They got to take a "safari ride" in big jeeps, and see lots of animals, including these zebras.
Another friendly local - look at that big smile!
Fun whooshing across the water... 
The girls and the pilot - Violet said she would love to return to Florida, not for Disney, but for another airboat ride.
