If you want to start earlier in the morning you can drop off your luggage at Bell Services and not wait in your room for BS to pickup your luggage. The transfers happen after noon and as
@OKW Lover indicated, don't expect your luggage transfer to be complete before 4-5 PM.
If you are taking advantage of the check-in free water park offer just plan to pack a small bag with you would need on Feb. 8th. Depending on the weather in Feb. you may end up not using to Water park offer. We always take a change of clothes and other items to our next resort and drop this bag for BS to hold, and then spend the early part of the day at a park.
No food will be available at AKL unless you make it before 11 PM. The last option is Mara QS which has mobile order so if you hit the ALK Gate by 10::45 PM you could Mobile order.
Are you driving a car?
Dave