I once went to AK from OKW for EMH at 8am, and after buying the one thing I went for and a quick ride on EE I went to the bus station to return to OKW. They had a service (in 2015 anyway) whereby a small minibus collects the few people waiting to return to resorts that early and takes them all together to their respective resorts. We had myself (OKW), one party going to CR and another I forget where. It worked out very well so maybe they'll do the same. I've read on here there are possible plans for a walkway from AKL to AK, but not sure if that will ever come to fruition, but it would be handy for people like yourself to enjoy resort dining.