Amway Arena

Address: 600 West Amelia Street Orlando, FL 32801

Home of: Orlando Magic (NBA)
             
Year opened: 1989

Capacity: 17,519 (Basketball)
              15,924 (Football)
              15,948 (Hockey)

The Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association play all of their home games in the Amway Arena. The stadium is one of the best venues in all of the NBA. In 1991 it was voted Arena of the year and was nominated for the prestigious award two times after their first and only win. The Amway Arena has played host to a number of big games for the Orlando Magic. In 1995, Amway Arena was the backdrop for two NBA Finals games. From the rafters hang three Atlantic Divisional championship banners, and one Eastern Conference championship banners. In 2003 the fans of the Orlando Magic were treated to Tracy McGrady scoring 62 points in a single game. It marked only the third time that a player had scored over 60 points in a game in the dozen years before that.

The Amway Arena isn’t just for basketball; it also hosts all the Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League and Orlando Seals of the ACHL home games. The Amway Arena is one of the more versatile venues in the United States because it also hosts concerts, circuses, ice shows, and conventions. The stadium is called “Central Florida’s Home of First Class Sports and Entertainment.”

The Magic will be contributing $114 million in cash and up-front lease payments and guaranteeing $100 million of the bonds to be used to pay for the facility. It is part of the "Triple Crown For Downtown", a $1.05-billion plan to redo the Orlando Centroplex with a new arena, a new $375-million performing arts center, and a $175-million expansion of the Citrus Bowl. The Magic are anticipating that it will be completed prior to the 2010–2011 regular season opener. City officials said once the new arena is complete, the Amway Arena probably will be torn down.

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