Photos of Disneyland's periphery

"Ball Road Overcrossing Forest" (BROF)

Ball Road Overcrossing with Cinnamon Hollow in the background.

The forested strip along the south side of Ball Rd.

The middles of pine trees are right next to the sidewalk.

This is one of those odd little corners of Anaheim that tourists never see, but it's a significant enough little area in its own right that I gave it my own name ("BROF").

"BROF" is merely a strip along the north side of TDAB, along the south side of Ball Road, where there are a lot of pine trees planted. Unknown to most people, this strip is not fenced off, and it leads to a large, barren, dirt area directly underneath Ball Road. From that point underneath Ball Road there are unique views of TDAB and the I-5, and to a lesser extent Cinnamon Hollow and Sheraton Anaheim Hotel. I imagine bums hang out here, and I certainly wouldn't recommend tourists go there, but for the Anaheim lover who wants to see every angle, I thought I'd make this odd little area area known to the public.

I-5 as seen from underneath Ball Road Overcrossing.

TDAB as seen from underneath Ball Road Overcrossing.

A photographer on Disney property, photographing TDAB. I don't think he ever saw me.

In 1978-1980, when Trailerland still existed on the east side of I-5, there used to be a similar "corner area" that overlooked I-5 on the other side of Ball Road Overcrossing. It was an overgrown area where there were some wild plants with large leaves (maybe castor beans) on the south bank of Ball Road Overcrossing. It was the kind of place where teenagers might like to sit at night among the large plants, undetected, and watch the I-5 traffic go by below. I always intended to explore that area but I never got around to it, and now it doesn't exist at all, not even the bank. My modern interest in exploration of BROF was partly to compensate for that lost experience of my youth.

Cast Member entrance

This directions sign faces traffic entering Cast Place.

The same road has two names: Ox Road goes north to the Sheraton Anaheim Hotel, and Cast Place goes south to the Cast Member entrance.

The first building seen upon entering Cast Place is this "Building 100."

This sign for Team Disney is on Cast Place, on the left side when entering.

Even this parking building has an address. I wonder if mail can be sent there.

The Cast Member parking building is mostly unremarkable, ugly concrete. However, on the side that faces TDAB, this parking building is the same primary yellow as the employee side of TDAB, presumably to make the entrance area of TDAB consistent and more appealing.

Only the east end of the parking building is yellow. (This view is from the south, over the Roundhouse.)

View of the Cast Member parking building from Sheraton Anaheim Hotel.

The green exterior of TDAB can be seen to extend past the yellow building...

...and from the back, the green exterior is seen to be a facade.

The inner side of TDAB, where its entrance is, is yellow. This part of the building is rarely seen by the public, but it can be viewed by driving into Cast Place and turning left towards the building. There is a visitor parking lot that visitors with a valid excuse might be able to use. Security has been sensitive about people taking photographs of the building since 9/11, so if you plan to take photos, I'd recommend you do so before coming upon any parking attendants or security guards who might tell you not to take photos of the building.

The yellow side of TDAB is much more interesting in shape.

Typical Gehry style architecture: few straight edges.

Fireworks

Click here to see fireworks over the CM parking building, and to return to this point.

Created: February 24, 2007
Updated: May 6, 2007