It's certainly a viable option, and one that you are welcome to do. If you do so, make sure you are visibly in the AK Lodge load zone (ie: not sitting away from it or whatnot). With all the construction going on at the MK bus area, it can be hard to see if there is anyone in certain load zones, and if the dispatcher doesn't see anyone in the load zone, they'll dispatch a bus from the Staging line, which bypasses the load zone. By making your presence known, they'll be sure to send the next AKL dispatch to the Load Zone. (Typical 15 minute intervals apply...)
The other option is to go to AK, and catch the Lodge bus from there. It runs in a continuous loop.