Photos of Disneyland's periphery

Axxcelera Broadband Wireless transceiver

This device near the northeast corner of Disneyland's fence is an Axxcelera Broadband Wireless transceiver.

The back side has various stickers that can be read from high resolution photos of the device.

It is possible to walk almost directly underneath the device.

About 30 feet from the northeast corner of Disneyland's chain link fence at HBE, on the side toward the Roundhouse, is mounted a device just above the barbed wire. A white, square, metal plate with a barely visible embossed circle is tilted 45 degrees from the power unit behind it. One can walk underneath this device and look up at it. On the backs and bottoms of both the plate and the power unit are various tags that can be read via telephoto lens photographs.

Some printing on the back of the antenna plate reads:

DANGER / WATCH FOR WIRES / You can be KILLED if this product comes near electric power lines.

POLARIZATION

MADE IN ISRAEL

... ANTENNA ... [uncertain]

Some printing on the power unit reads:

Axxcelera / BROADBAND WIRELESS

00:c0:69:0b:6d:96
S/W REV 5.3 6LR
S/W# 10003070

... TRANSCEIVER ...

Per Andrew of MousePlanet, the set of pairs of hexadecimal numbers between colons is a MAC address, which is a (theoretically) unique identifier for a network device. "S/W REV" probably means "software revision."

The antenna is believed to be aimed at a nearby mountain peak.

The antenna can be seen atop the fence, above and to the right of the "ONE WAY" sign.

It doesn't seem to point at anything in particular: the plate faces the empty space between Howard Johnson and Harbor Boulevard Overcrossing. However, Retlawfan of MousePlanet believes it is pointed at a nearby peak to get a microwave Internet signal.

Some of the uses conjectured on MousePlanet for this device are:

• digital security radios
• Mobile Muppet Labs
• fireworks

Exit 110A

Panorama of the Harbor Boulevard exit, as seen from the top floor of Hotel Menage.

Sea Fig (Carpobrotus chilensis) is a typical landscaping plant used along Southern California roads, and is found here.

This flower species is planted along I-5 and at local businesses. This specimen was growing wild near Howard Johnson's.

I gave the name "HBE" (Harbor Boulevard Exit) to the area around Exit 110A from the southbound I-5, leading to Harbor Boulevard. This area is where Los Angeles residents taking southbound I-5 first used to catch sight of Disneyland structures (especially the Matterhorn and Roundhouse) before reaching Disneyland's main gate on Harbor Boulevard, back when Disneyland's parking area was off of Harbor Boulevard (now off of Disneyland Drive). This "HBE" area is characterized by the Roundhouse, the tall bamboo alongside the Roundhouse, the I-5, and backstage areas next to the Roundhouse and TDAB. The Matterhorn, It's a Small World, and Toontown are particularly visible from elevated locations along Harbor Blvd. here.

The Roundhouse has a 1-story extended structure on its north side.

Alongside the Roundhouse is a short, backstage road that leads up to the berm.

This interesting wavy roof is backstage near the Roundhouse.

Between the Roundhouse and TDAB is this backstage road where vehicles and people are always traveling.

Scaffolds with yellow fireworks launchers behind the Roundhouse.

Backstage staircase to the roof of It's A Small World.

Large tent in Fantasyland, as seen from atop Hotel Menage.

This bamboo didn't really hide the Roundhouse as intended, but it looks nice.

Since bamboo has always been my favorite plant, I was always enamored with this stand of tall bamboo along Disneyland's Roundhouse. Of course the intent of the bamboo was probably just to help hide the Roundhouse from view, but the presence of a large quantity of my favorite plant made me notice the Roundhouse even more!

The Roundhouse is often of high interest to fans of Disneyland's steam trains or monorails because it houses both types of vehicles, especially when those vehicles are being repaired, and this backstage building is rarely seen by the public, so that makes views of it extra interesting. Too bad Disneyland doesn't offer occasional tours of this building for train fans.

PHOTO TIPS: Although the road sign at HBE says "PEDESTRIANS PROHIBITED," you can often get away with walking the short distance down the offramp toward the Roundhouse. However, it's safer, easier, and more discrete to walk along Disneyland's fence on the dirt rather than along the roadway on the cobbled rocks covered with broken bottles. Then by either selecting the correct angle or by standing atop one of the wooden roadside posts, you can see into the end of the Roundhouse, with the exception of barbed wire in the foreground. By holding your camera up high, most likely the barbed wire can also be eradicated from the photo. At night the Roundhouse's interior is more visible, but the bright lights on the outside of the Roundhouse above the monorail bay doors will badly throw off a camera's automatic focus.

This road sign is on the Harbor Boulevard exit near the Roundhouse.

The Roundhouse as seen by descending part way down the Harbor Boulevard ramp toward southbound I-5.

Without holding your camera up, you can look into the Roundhouse, though with barbed wire in the foreground.

Created: February 24, 2007
Updated: April 28, 2007