Hello all!!
I have just hit the 80 day mark for my next Disney trip, so I thought this would be a fun time for me to get a pre-trip report on the books 
Megan and I have been wanting to go in the winter since we have yet to experience this time of year at WDW. We love Food & Wine as well as Flower & Garden, but in a weird way, we have been wanting to go at at time where there aren't many special events...to see the World in it's purest sense. So we looked into a few things as well as what would work for our schedules and picked the end of January as our ideal time. We immediately looked into DVC rental and got our ideal booking: 3 nights at Kidani Village at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and 2 nights at Bay Lake Tower! Both of these will be first-time visits (although we have visited the AKL before, it was before Kidani was added and we have never stayed there).
So far, the plan is as follows:
Wednesday - We haven't arranged our flight yet, but will probably travel from Nashville to Orlando in the late morning and take DME to AKL. We always look forward to the Magical Express! It's kind of like crossing the threshold from the real world into the magic before even getting to the resorts or parks After checking in and dropping off bags, we are planning on heading over to the Poly for drinks at Trader Sam's and early dinner at Captain Cooks (this has become a delicious tradition for us over the past few visits!). At some point this afternoon/evening, we will take the boat or monorail over to the TTC to activate our ANNUAL PASSES!! This is a first for us, but because we have 3-4 trips in the works for 2016, it definitely makes sense...we are SO excited!!! Later in the evening, we are planning to watch the Movie under the Stars and get a couple good lounge chairs (and hopefully a drink!) to prepare for Wishes on the shore of the Poly. This is another tradition of ours and we just love it
Thursday - This morning, we will catch an early bus over to DHS. We really want to be there at rope drop so that we can jump on Rock N Roller Coaster before the line gets long. We will then probably stop in at Starbucks on our way to our FPs. We haven't sorted these out completely as we still have 20 days before we can lock them in, but we are thinking TSMM (duh!), Star Tours, and maybe the Frozen Sing-a-long. We have lunch reservations at the 50's Prime Time Cafe. I haven't been there in forever and I don't think Meg has ever eaten there! We are looking forward to comfort food and trying someplace new After lunch, we may go back to AKL to relax for a bit. Later this afternoon, we will make our way over to the Magic Kingdom to stroll down Main Street and hopefully snag a couple more FPs. We are planning on having a counter service or snack for dinner and staying until Wishes (possibly watching from Dumbo!).
Friday - We are headed to the Animal Kingdom! Again, we want to get there early so we can catch Everest first thing. We will have our FPs here for the day, but might want to ride Everest (one of our favorite rides) more than once! For our 3 FPs, we are thinking Everest, Dinosaur, and Kali RR (if we think it will be warm enough...the Safari if not). We also think Primeval Whirl is so fun and are looking forward to walking the trails and maybe catching a show. The theming at AK is awesome and we just love being there! Once we've spent a busy morning on rides and attractions, we will eat a late lunch at Harambe Market, which we are very excited to try, and then catch a bus back to AKL to relax for a couple hours. We really wanted to build in some down time on this trip (which is new for us as we normally like to see EVERYTHING...which is impossible Later this evening we are thinking of taking a bus to DHS to ride TSMM again during Fantasmic (obviously another fave for us!) and then taking a boat over to EPCOT for a snack and drink during Illuminations.
Saturday - We are changing hotels today, so will take our time this morning getting everything together and then make our way over to EPCOT. This is the only day we probably won't park hop, but might make a stop at the Boardwalk to grab a cupcake or snack. It looks like Soarin will be closed, so this makes our FP plans very easy: Test Track, Spaceship Earth, and Mission Space. We LOVE Spaceship Earth, and will probably ride this a couple times throughout the day! This is also our favorite park, so we will have a lot on our must-do list here! We have dinner reservations at Marrakesh this evening and this will be our first time there. We both love Moroccan food and are really excited about this place!! We will stay for Illumations (this will be a running theme!) and then probably take the monorails at the end of the day to get over to BLT
Sunday - We will rope drop MK today and have our FPs here as well. After this, we will play it by ear. We are thinking of possibly eating lunch at Pecos Bills (we are psyched about the new menu!) or the new Skipper Canteen. We might hop back over to EPCOT at some point to try some more food/drinks around World Showcase.
Monday - Our last day 
We haven't booked our flights yet, so this will determine how much time we have on this day. We might go to a park if we feel like we missed something, or we might go over to Disney Springs to shop and eat lunch before jumping on the DME. I'm sure before we even get to the airport, we will be making plans for our trip in the spring!!
