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 Amway Arena in April 2010 | |
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| Former names | Orlando Arena (1989–99) TD Waterhouse Centre (1999–2006) |
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| Location | 600 West Amelia Street Orlando, Florida 32801–1107 |
| Coordinates | 28°32′56″N 81°23′12″W / 28.54889°N 81.38667°W |
| Owner | City of Orlando |
| Operator | Orlando Venues |
| Capacity | Basketball: 15,077 (1989–1991) 15,151 (1991–1993) 15,291 (1993–1994) 16,010 (1994–1995) 17,248 (1995–2002) 17,283 (2002–2006) 17,451 (2006–2007) 17,519 (2007–2008) 17,461 (2008–2010) Professional wrestling: 18,432 Arena football: 15,924 Ice hockey: 15,948 Circus: 15,788 Ice skating: 16,882 Concerts: 17,740 (end stage) 18,039 (center stage) |
| Scoreboard | American Sign & Indicator, now Trans-Lux; later Daktronics |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 5, 1987[1] |
| Opened | January 29, 1989 |
| Closed | September 30, 2010 |
| Demolished | March 25, 2012 |
| Construction cost | US$110 million ($270 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | Lloyd Jones Philpot Associates Cambridge Seven Associates |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore[3] |
| General contractor | Gilbane Building Co. |
| Tenants | |
| Orlando Magic (NBA) (1989–2010) Orlando Titans (NLL) (2010) Orlando Predators (AFL) (1991–2010) Orlando Sharks (MISL) (2007–2008) Orlando Miracle (WNBA) (1999–2002) Orlando Solar Bears (IHL) (1995–2001) Orlando Rollergators/Jackals (RHI) (1995–1997) Orlando Seals (ACHL/WHA2) (2002–2004) | |
Amway Arena (originally known as Orlando Arena and later TD Waterhouse Centre) was an indoor arena located in Orlando, Florida. It was part of the Orlando Centroplex, a sports and entertainment complex located in Downtown Orlando. The arena was the former home of the Orlando Magic of the NBA and the Orlando Titans of the NLL. It was also the home of the Orlando Solar Bears of the International Hockey League, and the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League. It also hosted many other minor league sports teams, as well as various concerts and other events such as the PlayStation Pro event on the Dew Action Sports Tour and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus annually.
Amway Arena closed in 2010 and was demolished in 2012.
- ^ "20 Years Ago Today – The Magic Begins". nba.com.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Walter P Moore – Arenas". Archived from the original on 2000-07-08. Retrieved 2016-05-24.