diff --git a/modules/playground/src/bootstrap.ts b/modules/playground/src/bootstrap.ts
index 6ac0f18382..b93fac0fd4 100644
--- a/modules/playground/src/bootstrap.ts
+++ b/modules/playground/src/bootstrap.ts
@@ -7,27 +7,28 @@
  */
 
 
-(function(global: any /** TODO #9100 */) {
-
+(function(global: any) {
   writeScriptTag('/all/playground/vendor/core.js');
   writeScriptTag('/all/playground/vendor/zone.js');
   writeScriptTag('/all/playground/vendor/long-stack-trace-zone.js');
   writeScriptTag('/all/playground/vendor/system.src.js');
   writeScriptTag('/all/playground/vendor/Reflect.js', 'playgroundBootstrap()');
 
-  (<any>global).playgroundBootstrap = playgroundBootstrap;
+  global.playgroundBootstrap = playgroundBootstrap;
 
   function playgroundBootstrap() {
     // check query param
     var useBundles = location.search.indexOf('bundles=false') == -1;
+
     if (useBundles) {
       System.config({
         map: {
           'index': 'index.js',
-          '@angular/core': '/packages-dist/core/bundles/core.umd.js',
           '@angular/common': '/packages-dist/common/bundles/common.umd.js',
-          '@angular/forms': '/packages-dist/forms/bundles/forms.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':
@@ -36,16 +37,18 @@
               '/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/http': '/packages-dist/http/bundles/http.umd.js',
-          '@angular/upgrade': '/packages-dist/upgrade/bundles/upgrade.umd.js',
           '@angular/router': '/packages-dist/router/bundles/router.umd.js',
-          '@angular/core/src/facade': '/all/@angular/core/src/facade',
-          'rxjs': '/all/playground/vendor/rxjs'
+          '@angular/upgrade': '/packages-dist/upgrade/bundles/upgrade.umd.js',
+          'rxjs': '/all/playground/vendor/rxjs',
+
+          // TODO(i): remove once playground apps no longer use facades directly
+          '@angular/core/src/facade': '/all/@angular/core/src/facade'
         },
         packages: {
           'app': {defaultExtension: 'js'},
-          '@angular/core/src/facade': {defaultExtension: 'js'},
-          'rxjs': {defaultExtension: 'js'}
+          'rxjs': {defaultExtension: 'js'},
+          // TODO(i): remove once playground apps no longer use facades directly
+          '@angular/core/src/facade': {defaultExtension: 'js'}
         }
       });
     } else {
@@ -60,15 +63,16 @@
         },
         packages: {
           'app': {defaultExtension: 'js'},
-          '@angular/core': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-          '@angular/compiler': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
-          '@angular/router': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
           '@angular/common': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
+          '@angular/compiler': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
+          '@angular/core': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
           '@angular/forms': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
+          '@angular/http': {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'},
           '@angular/upgrade': {main: 'index.js', defaultExtension: 'js'},
           'rxjs': {defaultExtension: 'js'}
         }
@@ -77,13 +81,13 @@
 
 
     // BOOTSTRAP the app!
-    System.import('index').then(function(m: any /** TODO #9100 */) {
+    System.import('index').then(function(m: {main: Function}) {
       m.main();
     }, console.error.bind(console));
   }
 
 
-  function writeScriptTag(scriptUrl: any /** TODO #9100 */, onload?: any /** TODO #9100 */) {
+  function writeScriptTag(scriptUrl: string, onload?: string) {
     document.write(`<script src="${scriptUrl}" onload="${onload}"></script>`);
   }
 }(window));