diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a2aee04f40..97b332792a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -446,6 +446,47 @@ jobs:
       - run: yarn karma start ./karma-js.conf.js --single-run --browsers=${KARMA_JS_BROWSERS}
       - run: ./scripts/saucelabs/stop-tunnel.sh
 
+  legacy-e2e-tests:
+    <<: *job_defaults
+    docker:
+      - image: *browsers_docker_image
+    steps:
+      - checkout:
+          <<: *post_checkout
+      - restore_cache:
+          key: *cache_key
+      - *define_env_vars
+      - *setup_circleci_bazel_config
+      - *yarn_install
+      - *setup_bazel_remote_execution
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: dist
+        # Build the e2e tests using the existing Bazel "packages-dist" output that has been
+        # attached to this job. This avoids multiple rebuilds across various CI jobs.
+      - run: ./scripts/build-e2e-tests.sh --use-existing-packages-dist
+      - run:
+          name: Starting servers for e2e tests
+          command: yarn gulp serve serve-examples
+          background: true
+      - run: NODE_PATH=$NODE_PATH:./dist/all yarn protractor ./protractor-e2e.conf.js --bundles=true
+      - run: NODE_PATH=$NODE_PATH:./dist/all yarn protractor ./protractor-examples-e2e.conf.js --bundles=true
+      - run: NODE_PATH=$NODE_PATH:./dist/all yarn protractor ./protractor-perf.conf.js --bundles=true --dryrun
+
+  legacy-misc-tests:
+    <<: *job_defaults
+    steps:
+      - checkout:
+          <<: *post_checkout
+      - restore_cache:
+          key: *cache_key
+      - *define_env_vars
+      - *yarn_install
+      - attach_workspace:
+          at: dist
+      - run: yarn gulp check-cycle
+      # TODO: disabled because the Bazel packages-dist does not seem to have map files for
+      # the ESM5/ES2015 output. See: https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/27966
+      # - run: yarn gulp source-map-test
 
 workflows:
   version: 2
@@ -461,6 +502,12 @@ workflows:
       - deploy_aio:
           requires:
             - test_aio
+      - legacy-e2e-tests:
+          requires:
+            - build-packages-dist
+      - legacy-misc-tests:
+          requires:
+            - build-packages-dist
       - test_aio_local:
           requires:
             - build-packages-dist
@@ -501,6 +548,8 @@ workflows:
             # Get the artifacts to publish from the build-packages-dist job
             # since the publishing script expects the legacy outputs layout.
             - build-packages-dist
+            - legacy-e2e-tests
+            - legacy-misc-tests
             - legacy-unit-tests-local
             - legacy-unit-tests-saucelabs
 
diff --git a/modules/benchmarks/e2e_test/tree_data.ts b/modules/benchmarks/e2e_test/tree_data.ts
index 708c3b8437..21628eeeeb 100644
--- a/modules/benchmarks/e2e_test/tree_data.ts
+++ b/modules/benchmarks/e2e_test/tree_data.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ export const Benchmarks: Benchmark[] = [
     url: 'all/benchmarks/src/tree/ng2_next/index.html',
     buttons: CreateDestroyDetectChangesButtons,
     ignoreBrowserSynchronization: true,
-    // Can't use bundles as we use non exported code
-    extraParams: [{name: 'bundles', value: false}]
   },
   {
     id: `deepTree.ng2.static`,
diff --git a/modules/build.sh b/modules/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..01d151a30b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -x -u -e -o pipefail
+
+# Go to project directory.
+cd $(dirname ${0})/..
+
+# Build the "modules" JS output. The module e2e tests can be served by running "gulp serve".
+yarn tsc -p ./modules
+
+# Commands that have been extracted from the deleted "build.sh". These are responsible for
+# copying assets and vendor files for the playground e2e tests to the dist output.
+(
+  echo "=> Copying asset and vendor files which are needed for playground e2e tests."
+  mkdir -p ./dist/all/playground/vendor
+  cp -r ./modules/playground ./dist/all/
+  cp -r ./modules/playground/favicon.ico ./dist/
+  cd ./dist/all/playground/vendor
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/core-js/client/core.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/base64-js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/rxjs .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/angular/angular.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/hammerjs/hammer.js .
+)
+
+# Commands that have been extracted from the deleted "build.sh". These are responsible for
+# copying assets and vendor files for the benchmarks e2e tests to the dist output.
+(
+  echo "=> Copying asset and vendor files which are needed for e2e benchmarks."
+  mkdir -p ./dist/all/benchmarks/vendor
+  cp -r ./modules/benchmarks ./dist/all/
+  cp -r ./modules/benchmarks/favicon.ico ./dist/
+  cd ./dist/all/benchmarks/vendor
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/core-js/client/core.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/zone.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/zone.js/dist/long-stack-trace-zone.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/systemjs/dist/system.src.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/reflect-metadata/Reflect.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/rxjs .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/angular/angular.js .
+  ln -s ../../../../node_modules/incremental-dom/dist/incremental-dom-cjs.js
+)
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/animations/loader.js b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/animations/loader.js
index 7f9b18aed2..8a08c89ec5 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/animations/loader.js
+++ b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/animations/loader.js
@@ -10,31 +10,7 @@ importScripts(
     '../../../vendor/core.js', '../../../vendor/zone.js',
     '../../../vendor/long-stack-trace-zone.js', '../../../vendor/system.src.js',
     '../../../vendor/Reflect.js');
-
-
-System.config({
-  baseURL: '/all',
-
-  map: {
-    'rxjs': '/all/playground/vendor/rxjs',
-  },
-  packages: {
-    '@angular/core': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/compiler': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/common': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/ajax': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/testing': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/websocket': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-  },
-
-  defaultJSExtensions: true
-});
+importScripts('../worker-systemjs-configure.js');
 
 System.import('playground/src/web_workers/animations/background_index')
     .then(
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/images/loader.js b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/images/loader.js
index 374be14033..45b9d28a56 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/images/loader.js
+++ b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/images/loader.js
@@ -10,34 +10,7 @@ importScripts(
     '../../../vendor/core.js', '../../../vendor/zone.js',
     '../../../vendor/long-stack-trace-zone.js', '../../../vendor/system.src.js',
     '../../../vendor/Reflect.js');
-
-
-System.config({
-  baseURL: '/all',
-
-  map: {
-    'base64-js': '/all/playground/vendor/base64-js',
-    'rxjs': '/all/playground/vendor/rxjs',
-  },
-  packages: {
-    '@angular/core': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/compiler': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/common': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/router': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'base64-js': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/ajax': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/testing': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/websocket': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-  },
-
-  defaultJSExtensions: true
-});
+importScripts('../worker-systemjs-configure.js');
 
 System.import('playground/src/web_workers/images/background_index')
     .then(
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/input/loader.js b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/input/loader.js
index 13b703e219..bf3769999b 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/input/loader.js
+++ b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/input/loader.js
@@ -10,31 +10,7 @@ importScripts(
     '../../../vendor/core.js', '../../../vendor/zone.js',
     '../../../vendor/long-stack-trace-zone.js', '../../../vendor/system.src.js',
     '../../../vendor/Reflect.js');
-
-
-System.config({
-  baseURL: '/all',
-
-  map: {
-    'rxjs': '/all/playground/vendor/rxjs',
-  },
-  packages: {
-    '@angular/core': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/compiler': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/common': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/ajax': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/testing': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/websocket': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-  },
-
-  defaultJSExtensions: true
-});
+importScripts('../worker-systemjs-configure.js');
 
 System.import('playground/src/web_workers/input/background_index')
     .then(
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/kitchen_sink/loader.js b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/kitchen_sink/loader.js
index d5bf332e04..0294f2e685 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/kitchen_sink/loader.js
+++ b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/kitchen_sink/loader.js
@@ -10,32 +10,7 @@ importScripts(
     '../../../vendor/core.js', '../../../vendor/zone.js',
     '../../../vendor/long-stack-trace-zone.js', '../../../vendor/system.src.js',
     '../../../vendor/Reflect.js');
-
-
-System.config({
-  baseURL: '/all',
-
-  map: {
-    'rxjs': '/all/playground/vendor/rxjs',
-  },
-  packages: {
-    '@angular/core': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/compiler': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/common': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/router': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/ajax': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/testing': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/websocket': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-  },
-
-  defaultJSExtensions: true
-});
+importScripts('../worker-systemjs-configure.js');
 
 System.import('playground/src/web_workers/kitchen_sink/background_index')
     .then(
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/message_broker/loader.js b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/message_broker/loader.js
index 5d69da02db..f0233db683 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/message_broker/loader.js
+++ b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/message_broker/loader.js
@@ -10,32 +10,7 @@ importScripts(
     '../../../vendor/core.js', '../../../vendor/zone.js',
     '../../../vendor/long-stack-trace-zone.js', '../../../vendor/system.src.js',
     '../../../vendor/Reflect.js');
-
-
-System.config({
-  baseURL: '/all',
-
-  map: {
-    'rxjs': '/all/playground/vendor/rxjs',
-  },
-  packages: {
-    '@angular/core': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/compiler': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/common': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/router': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/ajax': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/testing': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/websocket': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-  },
-
-  defaultJSExtensions: true
-});
+importScripts('../worker-systemjs-configure.js');
 
 System.import('playground/src/web_workers/message_broker/background_index')
     .then(
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/router/loader.js b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/router/loader.js
index c5123e2c3e..bd2db3c56b 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/router/loader.js
+++ b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/router/loader.js
@@ -10,32 +10,7 @@ importScripts(
     '../../../vendor/core.js', '../../../vendor/zone.js',
     '../../../vendor/long-stack-trace-zone.js', '../../../vendor/system.src.js',
     '../../../vendor/Reflect.js');
-
-
-System.config({
-  baseURL: '/all',
-
-  map: {
-    'rxjs': '/all/playground/vendor/rxjs',
-  },
-  packages: {
-    '@angular/core': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/compiler': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/common': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/router': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/ajax': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/testing': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/websocket': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-  },
-
-  defaultJSExtensions: true
-});
+importScripts('../worker-systemjs-configure.js');
 
 System.import('playground/src/web_workers/router/background_index')
     .then(
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/todo/loader.js b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/todo/loader.js
index f559e52ba7..ec8ef7186d 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/todo/loader.js
+++ b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/todo/loader.js
@@ -10,33 +10,7 @@ importScripts(
     '../../../vendor/core.js', '../../../vendor/zone.js',
     '../../../vendor/long-stack-trace-zone.js', '../../../vendor/system.src.js',
     '../../../vendor/Reflect.js');
-
-
-System.config({
-  baseURL: '/all',
-
-  map: {
-    'rxjs': '/all/playground/vendor/rxjs',
-  },
-  packages: {
-    '@angular/core': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/compiler': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/common': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/forms': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    '@angular/router': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/ajax': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/testing': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs/websocket': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-    'rxjs': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-  },
-
-  defaultJSExtensions: true
-});
+importScripts('../worker-systemjs-configure.js');
 
 System.import('playground/src/web_workers/todo/background_index')
     .then(
diff --git a/modules/playground/src/web_workers/worker-systemjs-configure.ts b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/worker-systemjs-configure.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..997d4f6326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/playground/src/web_workers/worker-systemjs-configure.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+declare var System: any;
+
+System.config({
+  baseURL: '/all',
+  map: {
+    '@angular/common': '/packages-dist/common/bundles/common.umd.js',
+    '@angular/animations': '/packages-dist/animation/bundles/animations.umd.js',
+    '@angular/platform-browser/animations':
+        '/packages-dist/platform-browser/animations/bundles/platform-browser-animations.umd.js',
+    '@angular/compiler': '/packages-dist/compiler/bundles/compiler.umd.js',
+    '@angular/core': '/packages-dist/core/bundles/core.umd.js',
+    '@angular/forms': '/packages-dist/forms/bundles/forms.umd.js',
+    '@angular/http': '/packages-dist/http/bundles/http.umd.js',
+    '@angular/platform-browser': '/packages-dist/platform-browser/bundles/platform-browser.umd.js',
+    '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic':
+        '/packages-dist/platform-browser-dynamic/bundles/platform-browser-dynamic.umd.js',
+    '@angular/platform-webworker':
+        '/packages-dist/platform-webworker/bundles/platform-webworker.umd.js',
+    '@angular/platform-webworker-dynamic':
+        '/packages-dist/platform-webworker-dynamic/bundles/platform-webworker-dynamic.umd.js',
+    '@angular/router': '/packages-dist/router/bundles/router.umd.js',
+    '@angular/upgrade': '/packages-dist/upgrade/bundles/upgrade.umd.js',
+    '@angular/upgrade/static': '/packages-dist/upgrade/bundles/upgrade-static.umd.js',
+    'rxjs': '/all/playground/vendor/rxjs',
+  },
+  packages: {
+    'rxjs/ajax': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
+    'rxjs/operators': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
+    'rxjs/testing': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
+    'rxjs/websocket': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
+    'rxjs': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
+  },
+
+  defaultJSExtensions: true
+});
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b869b3e12f..63d0737313 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
     "minimist": "1.2.0",
     "mock-fs": "^4.5.0",
     "node-uuid": "1.4.8",
-    "protractor": "5.1.2",
+    "protractor": "^5.4.2",
     "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.3",
     "selenium-webdriver": "3.5.0",
     "shelljs": "^0.8.1",
diff --git a/packages/benchpress/BUILD.bazel b/packages/benchpress/BUILD.bazel
index 0ed71573d5..8049c9c67f 100644
--- a/packages/benchpress/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/packages/benchpress/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
 
-load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "ts_library")
+load("//tools:defaults.bzl", "npm_package", "ts_library")
 
 ts_library(
     name = "benchpress",
@@ -18,3 +18,17 @@ ts_library(
         "@ngdeps//reflect-metadata",
     ],
 )
+
+npm_package(
+    name = "npm_package",
+    srcs = [
+        "README.md",
+        "package.json",
+    ],
+    # Do not add more to this list.
+    # Dependencies on the full npm_package cause long re-builds.
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+    deps = [
+        ":benchpress",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/scripts/build-e2e-tests.sh b/scripts/build-e2e-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f34fd342ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/build-e2e-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Legacy bash script that builds the e2e tests partially using Bazel and old Bash build scripts.
+# These scripts will be removed in the future and should be replaced by Bazel's test command.
+
+# Immediately exit if any command failed.
+set -e
+
+# Go to project directory.
+cd $(dirname ${0})/../
+
+BAZEL=`yarn bin bazel`
+BAZEL_BIN_DIR=`${BAZEL} info bazel-bin`
+
+if [[ ! ${*} == *--use-existing-packages-dist* ]]; then
+  # Build all Angular release packages (this does not include //packages/benchpress)
+  ./scripts/build-packages-dist.sh
+fi
+
+# Build the "@angular/benchpress" package which is required for running e2e perf tests.
+yarn bazel build //packages/benchpress:npm_package
+
+# Copy the NPM package output of the benchpress package to the "packages-dist" directory.
+# This simplifies our path mappings for tests depending on these built packages.
+mkdir dist/packages-dist/benchpress
+cp -R ${BAZEL_BIN_DIR}/packages/benchpress/npm_package/* dist/packages-dist/benchpress
+
+# Symlinks the Bazel "packages-dist" output to "dist/all/@angular" so that it can be used in
+# combination with "$NODE_PATH" for a proper module resolution. Note that this is outdated
+# and shouldn't be necessary if we run tests using Bazel in the future.
+mkdir -p ./dist/all
+(cd ./dist/all; ln -s ../packages-dist/ "@angular")
+
+# Build the modules which contain the playground and benchmark e2e tests. These
+# can be served by running "gulp serve".
+./modules/build.sh
+
+# Build the examples package which also contains various e2e tests. These can be
+# served by running "gulp serve-examples".
+./packages/examples/build.sh
diff --git a/tools/gulp-tasks/check-cycle.js b/tools/gulp-tasks/check-cycle.js
index f068d17150..62315c5bc6 100644
--- a/tools/gulp-tasks/check-cycle.js
+++ b/tools/gulp-tasks/check-cycle.js
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
 module.exports = (gulp) => (done) => {
   const madge = require('madge');
 
-  const dependencyObject = madge(['dist/all/'], {
+  // TODO: This only checks for circular dependencies within each package because
+  // imports to other packages cannot be resolved by Madge when CommonJS is used.
+  // We should consider updating Madge and use a tsonfig to check across packages.
+  const dependencyObject = madge(['dist/packages-dist/'], {
     format: 'cjs',
     extensions: ['.js'],
     onParseFile: function(data) { data.src = data.src.replace(/\/\* circular \*\//g, '//'); }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fa137c53ae..0aad6967e1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -213,11 +213,6 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-10.9.4.tgz#0f4cb2dc7c1de6096055357f70179043c33e9897"
   integrity sha512-fCHV45gS+m3hH17zgkgADUSi2RR1Vht6wOZ0jyHP8rjiQra9f+mIcgwPQHllmDocYOstIEbKlxbFDYlgrTPYqw==
 
-"@types/node@^6.0.46":
-  version "6.0.114"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-6.0.114.tgz#c42cd56479f32bc1576a5cb19f8a208da9a2b052"
-  integrity sha512-5ViC9dwf1VIAtrOFTvOuN04lJgw28eKjuy0Vg2Bd/fSlxKP2feCSkIw04ZgOENL2ywdWrtbkthp1XVLEjJmouw==
-
 "@types/q@^0.0.32":
   version "0.0.32"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/q/-/q-0.0.32.tgz#bd284e57c84f1325da702babfc82a5328190c0c5"
@@ -228,10 +223,10 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/selenium-webdriver/-/selenium-webdriver-3.0.7.tgz#5d3613d1ab3ca08b74d19683a3a7c573129ab18f"
   integrity sha512-tHdDdGUBKTbiLLwf5mF78EP35F31UZekG+GRNowl8G5rMQoupAT4qWn/7AaGOvmaqvROdqC3Io/hP1ZyO58QkA==
 
-"@types/selenium-webdriver@^2.53.35", "@types/selenium-webdriver@~2.53.39":
-  version "2.53.43"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/selenium-webdriver/-/selenium-webdriver-2.53.43.tgz#2de3d718819bc20165754c4a59afb7e9833f6707"
-  integrity sha512-UBYHWph6P3tutkbXpW6XYg9ZPbTKjw/YC2hGG1/GEvWwTbvezBUv3h+mmUFw79T3RFPnmedpiXdOBbXX+4l0jg==
+"@types/selenium-webdriver@^3.0.0":
+  version "3.0.14"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/selenium-webdriver/-/selenium-webdriver-3.0.14.tgz#0b20a2370e6b1b8322c9c3dfcaa409e6c7c0c0a9"
+  integrity sha512-4GbNCDs98uHCT/OMv40qQC/OpoPbYn9XdXeTiFwHBBFO6eJhYEPUu2zDKirXSbHlvDV8oZ9l8EQ+HrEx/YS9DQ==
 
 "@types/shelljs@^0.7.8":
   version "0.7.9"
@@ -327,7 +322,7 @@ adm-zip@0.4.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/adm-zip/-/adm-zip-0.4.4.tgz#a61ed5ae6905c3aea58b3a657d25033091052736"
   integrity sha1-ph7VrmkFw66lizplfSUDMJEFJzY=
 
-adm-zip@^0.4.7, adm-zip@^0.4.9, adm-zip@~0.4.3, adm-zip@~0.4.x:
+adm-zip@^0.4.9, adm-zip@~0.4.3, adm-zip@~0.4.x:
   version "0.4.11"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/adm-zip/-/adm-zip-0.4.11.tgz#2aa54c84c4b01a9d0fb89bb11982a51f13e3d62a"
   integrity sha512-L8vcjDTCOIJk7wFvmlEUN7AsSb8T+2JrdP7KINBjzr24TJ5Mwj590sLu3BC7zNZowvJWa/JtPmD8eJCzdtDWjA==
@@ -984,10 +979,10 @@ blob@0.0.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/blob/-/blob-0.0.4.tgz#bcf13052ca54463f30f9fc7e95b9a47630a94921"
   integrity sha1-vPEwUspURj8w+fx+lbmkdjCpSSE=
 
-blocking-proxy@0.0.5:
-  version "0.0.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/blocking-proxy/-/blocking-proxy-0.0.5.tgz#462905e0dcfbea970f41aa37223dda9c07b1912b"
-  integrity sha1-RikF4Nz76pcPQao3Ij3anAexkSs=
+blocking-proxy@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/blocking-proxy/-/blocking-proxy-1.0.1.tgz#81d6fd1fe13a4c0d6957df7f91b75e98dac40cb2"
+  integrity sha512-KE8NFMZr3mN2E0HcvCgRtX7DjhiIQrwle+nSVJVC/yqFb9+xznHl2ZcoBp2L9qzkI4t4cBFJ1efXF8Dwi132RA==
   dependencies:
     minimist "^1.2.0"
 
@@ -1126,6 +1121,13 @@ browserstack@1.5.0:
   dependencies:
     https-proxy-agent "1.0.0"
 
+browserstack@^1.5.1:
+  version "1.5.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browserstack/-/browserstack-1.5.1.tgz#e2dfa66ffee940ebad0a07f7e00fd4687c455d66"
+  integrity sha512-O8VMT64P9NOLhuIoD4YngyxBURefaSdR4QdhG8l6HZ9VxtU7jc3m6jLufFwKA5gaf7fetfB2TnRJnMxyob+heg==
+  dependencies:
+    https-proxy-agent "^2.2.1"
+
 browserstacktunnel-wrapper@2.0.1:
   version "2.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browserstacktunnel-wrapper/-/browserstacktunnel-wrapper-2.0.1.tgz#ffe1910d6e39fe86618183e826690041af53edae"
@@ -4408,7 +4410,7 @@ isstream@~0.1.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/isstream/-/isstream-0.1.2.tgz#47e63f7af55afa6f92e1500e690eb8b8529c099a"
   integrity sha1-R+Y/evVa+m+S4VAOaQ64uFKcCZo=
 
-jasmine-core@2.8.0:
+jasmine-core@2.8.0, jasmine-core@~2.8.0:
   version "2.8.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jasmine-core/-/jasmine-core-2.8.0.tgz#bcc979ae1f9fd05701e45e52e65d3a5d63f1a24e"
   integrity sha1-vMl5rh+f0FcB5F5S5l06XWPxok4=
@@ -4418,19 +4420,14 @@ jasmine-core@^3.1.0, jasmine-core@~3.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jasmine-core/-/jasmine-core-3.1.0.tgz#a4785e135d5df65024dfc9224953df585bd2766c"
   integrity sha1-pHheE11d9lAk38kiSVPfWFvSdmw=
 
-jasmine-core@~2.99.0:
-  version "2.99.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jasmine-core/-/jasmine-core-2.99.1.tgz#e6400df1e6b56e130b61c4bcd093daa7f6e8ca15"
-  integrity sha1-5kAN8ea1bhMLYcS80JPap/boyhU=
-
-jasmine@^2.5.3:
-  version "2.99.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jasmine/-/jasmine-2.99.0.tgz#8ca72d102e639b867c6489856e0e18a9c7aa42b7"
-  integrity sha1-jKctEC5jm4Z8ZImFbg4YqceqQrc=
+jasmine@2.8.0:
+  version "2.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jasmine/-/jasmine-2.8.0.tgz#6b089c0a11576b1f16df11b80146d91d4e8b8a3e"
+  integrity sha1-awicChFXax8W3xG4AUbZHU6Lij4=
   dependencies:
     exit "^0.1.2"
     glob "^7.0.6"
-    jasmine-core "~2.99.0"
+    jasmine-core "~2.8.0"
 
 jasmine@^3.1.0:
   version "3.1.0"
@@ -6047,11 +6044,6 @@ optionator@^0.8.1:
     type-check "~0.3.2"
     wordwrap "~1.0.0"
 
-options@>=0.0.5:
-  version "0.0.6"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/options/-/options-0.0.6.tgz#ec22d312806bb53e731773e7cdaefcf1c643128f"
-  integrity sha1-7CLTEoBrtT5zF3Pnza788cZDEo8=
-
 optjs@~3.2.2:
   version "3.2.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/optjs/-/optjs-3.2.2.tgz#69a6ce89c442a44403141ad2f9b370bd5bb6f4ee"
@@ -6485,25 +6477,25 @@ protobufjs@5.0.3:
     glob "^7.0.5"
     yargs "^3.10.0"
 
-protractor@5.1.2:
-  version "5.1.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protractor/-/protractor-5.1.2.tgz#9b221741709a4c62d5cd53c6aadd54a71137e95f"
-  integrity sha1-myIXQXCaTGLVzVPGqt1UpxE36V8=
+protractor@^5.4.2:
+  version "5.4.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/protractor/-/protractor-5.4.2.tgz#329efe37f48b2141ab9467799be2d4d12eb48c13"
+  integrity sha512-zlIj64Cr6IOWP7RwxVeD8O4UskLYPoyIcg0HboWJL9T79F1F0VWtKkGTr/9GN6BKL+/Q/GmM7C9kFVCfDbP5sA==
   dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "^6.0.46"
     "@types/q" "^0.0.32"
-    "@types/selenium-webdriver" "~2.53.39"
-    blocking-proxy "0.0.5"
+    "@types/selenium-webdriver" "^3.0.0"
+    blocking-proxy "^1.0.0"
+    browserstack "^1.5.1"
     chalk "^1.1.3"
     glob "^7.0.3"
-    jasmine "^2.5.3"
+    jasmine "2.8.0"
     jasminewd2 "^2.1.0"
     optimist "~0.6.0"
     q "1.4.1"
-    saucelabs "~1.3.0"
-    selenium-webdriver "3.0.1"
+    saucelabs "^1.5.0"
+    selenium-webdriver "3.6.0"
     source-map-support "~0.4.0"
-    webdriver-js-extender "^1.0.0"
+    webdriver-js-extender "2.1.0"
     webdriver-manager "^12.0.6"
 
 proxy-agent@~3.0.0:
@@ -7233,33 +7225,11 @@ saucelabs@^1.4.0, saucelabs@^1.5.0:
   dependencies:
     https-proxy-agent "^2.2.1"
 
-saucelabs@~1.3.0:
-  version "1.3.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/saucelabs/-/saucelabs-1.3.0.tgz#d240e8009df7fa87306ec4578a69ba3b5c424fee"
-  integrity sha1-0kDoAJ33+ocwbsRXimm6O1xCT+4=
-  dependencies:
-    https-proxy-agent "^1.0.0"
-
-sax@0.6.x:
-  version "0.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sax/-/sax-0.6.1.tgz#563b19c7c1de892e09bfc4f2fc30e3c27f0952b9"
-  integrity sha1-VjsZx8HeiS4Jv8Ty/DDjwn8JUrk=
-
 sax@>=0.6.0, sax@^1.2.4:
   version "1.2.4"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/sax/-/sax-1.2.4.tgz#2816234e2378bddc4e5354fab5caa895df7100d9"
   integrity sha512-NqVDv9TpANUjFm0N8uM5GxL36UgKi9/atZw+x7YFnQ8ckwFGKrl4xX4yWtrey3UJm5nP1kUbnYgLopqWNSRhWw==
 
-selenium-webdriver@3.0.1:
-  version "3.0.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/selenium-webdriver/-/selenium-webdriver-3.0.1.tgz#a2dea5da4a97f6672e89e7ca7276cefa365147a7"
-  integrity sha1-ot6l2kqX9mcuiefKcnbO+jZRR6c=
-  dependencies:
-    adm-zip "^0.4.7"
-    rimraf "^2.5.4"
-    tmp "0.0.30"
-    xml2js "^0.4.17"
-
 selenium-webdriver@3.5.0:
   version "3.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/selenium-webdriver/-/selenium-webdriver-3.5.0.tgz#9036c82874e6c0f5cbff0a0f18223bc31c99cb77"
@@ -7270,16 +7240,15 @@ selenium-webdriver@3.5.0:
     tmp "0.0.30"
     xml2js "^0.4.17"
 
-selenium-webdriver@^2.53.2:
-  version "2.53.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/selenium-webdriver/-/selenium-webdriver-2.53.3.tgz#d29ff5a957dff1a1b49dc457756e4e4bfbdce085"
-  integrity sha1-0p/1qVff8aG0ncRXdW5OS/vc4IU=
+selenium-webdriver@3.6.0, selenium-webdriver@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.6.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/selenium-webdriver/-/selenium-webdriver-3.6.0.tgz#2ba87a1662c020b8988c981ae62cb2a01298eafc"
+  integrity sha512-WH7Aldse+2P5bbFBO4Gle/nuQOdVwpHMTL6raL3uuBj/vPG07k6uzt3aiahu352ONBr5xXh0hDlM3LhtXPOC4Q==
   dependencies:
-    adm-zip "0.4.4"
-    rimraf "^2.2.8"
-    tmp "0.0.24"
-    ws "^1.0.1"
-    xml2js "0.4.4"
+    jszip "^3.1.3"
+    rimraf "^2.5.4"
+    tmp "0.0.30"
+    xml2js "^0.4.17"
 
 selenium-webdriver@^4.0.0-alpha.1:
   version "4.0.0-alpha.1"
@@ -8178,11 +8147,6 @@ tiny-lr@^0.2.1:
     parseurl "~1.3.0"
     qs "~5.1.0"
 
-tmp@0.0.24:
-  version "0.0.24"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tmp/-/tmp-0.0.24.tgz#d6a5e198d14a9835cc6f2d7c3d9e302428c8cf12"
-  integrity sha1-1qXhmNFKmDXMby18PZ4wJCjIzxI=
-
 tmp@0.0.28:
   version "0.0.28"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tmp/-/tmp-0.0.28.tgz#172735b7f614ea7af39664fa84cf0de4e515d120"
@@ -8470,11 +8434,6 @@ uid-safe@~2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     base64-url "1.2.1"
 
-ultron@1.0.x:
-  version "1.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ultron/-/ultron-1.0.2.tgz#ace116ab557cd197386a4e88f4685378c8b2e4fa"
-  integrity sha1-rOEWq1V80Zc4ak6I9GhTeMiy5Po=
-
 ultron@~1.1.0:
   version "1.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ultron/-/ultron-1.1.1.tgz#9fe1536a10a664a65266a1e3ccf85fd36302bc9c"
@@ -8796,13 +8755,13 @@ wd@^1.4.0:
     underscore.string "3.3.4"
     vargs "0.1.0"
 
-webdriver-js-extender@^1.0.0:
-  version "1.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webdriver-js-extender/-/webdriver-js-extender-1.0.0.tgz#81c533a9e33d5bfb597b4e63e2cdb25b54777515"
-  integrity sha1-gcUzqeM9W/tZe05j4s2yW1R3dRU=
+webdriver-js-extender@2.1.0:
+  version "2.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webdriver-js-extender/-/webdriver-js-extender-2.1.0.tgz#57d7a93c00db4cc8d556e4d3db4b5db0a80c3bb7"
+  integrity sha512-lcUKrjbBfCK6MNsh7xaY2UAUmZwe+/ib03AjVOpFobX4O7+83BUveSrLfU0Qsyb1DaKJdQRbuU+kM9aZ6QUhiQ==
   dependencies:
-    "@types/selenium-webdriver" "^2.53.35"
-    selenium-webdriver "^2.53.2"
+    "@types/selenium-webdriver" "^3.0.0"
+    selenium-webdriver "^3.0.1"
 
 webdriver-manager@^12.0.6:
   version "12.1.0"
@@ -8953,14 +8912,6 @@ wrappy@1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/wrappy/-/wrappy-1.0.2.tgz#b5243d8f3ec1aa35f1364605bc0d1036e30ab69f"
   integrity sha1-tSQ9jz7BqjXxNkYFvA0QNuMKtp8=
 
-ws@^1.0.1:
-  version "1.1.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-1.1.5.tgz#cbd9e6e75e09fc5d2c90015f21f0c40875e0dd51"
-  integrity sha512-o3KqipXNUdS7wpQzBHSe180lBGO60SoK0yVo3CYJgb2MkobuWuBX6dhkYP5ORCLd55y+SaflMOV5fqAB53ux4w==
-  dependencies:
-    options ">=0.0.5"
-    ultron "1.0.x"
-
 ws@~3.3.1:
   version "3.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ws/-/ws-3.3.3.tgz#f1cf84fe2d5e901ebce94efaece785f187a228f2"
@@ -8983,14 +8934,6 @@ xml2js@0.4.16:
     sax ">=0.6.0"
     xmlbuilder "^4.1.0"
 
-xml2js@0.4.4:
-  version "0.4.4"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xml2js/-/xml2js-0.4.4.tgz#3111010003008ae19240eba17497b57c729c555d"
-  integrity sha1-MREBAAMAiuGSQOuhdJe1fHKcVV0=
-  dependencies:
-    sax "0.6.x"
-    xmlbuilder ">=1.0.0"
-
 xml2js@^0.4.17, xml2js@~0.4.4:
   version "0.4.19"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xml2js/-/xml2js-0.4.19.tgz#686c20f213209e94abf0d1bcf1efaa291c7827a7"
@@ -8999,11 +8942,6 @@ xml2js@^0.4.17, xml2js@~0.4.4:
     sax ">=0.6.0"
     xmlbuilder "~9.0.1"
 
-xmlbuilder@>=1.0.0:
-  version "10.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xmlbuilder/-/xmlbuilder-10.0.0.tgz#c64e52f8ae097fe5fd46d1c38adaade071ee1b55"
-  integrity sha512-7RWHlmF1yU/E++BZkRQTEv8ZFAhZ+YHINUAxiZ5LQTKRQq//igpiY8rh7dJqPzgb/IzeC5jH9P7OaCERfM9DwA==
-
 xmlbuilder@^4.1.0:
   version "4.2.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/xmlbuilder/-/xmlbuilder-4.2.1.tgz#aa58a3041a066f90eaa16c2f5389ff19f3f461a5"