Amway Center
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| The Amway Center in Orlando | |
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| place | 400 W Church Street 200 Orlando , Florida 32801
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| Coordinates | 28 ° 32 '21.1 " N , 81 ° 23' 2" W |
| owner | City of Orlando |
| operator | Orlando Venues |
| start of building | July 25, 2008 |
| opening | October 1, 2010 |
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Concrete parquet ice surface artificial turf |
| costs | 480 million US dollars |
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Populous Smith Seckman Reid Walter P. Moore |
| capacity | 18,500 (NBA basketball) 19,000 (concert with central stage) 16,000 (concert with end stage) 20,000 (NCAA basketball) 17,200 (lacrosse, arena football) |
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The Amway Center is a multi-purpose hall in the US city of Orlando in the state of Florida . It has been the new home of Orlando Magic since the 2010/11 NBA season , replacing the Amway Arena, which was built in 1989 . The Orlando Solar Bears from the ECHL have also been using the hall as their home ground since the 2012/13 season . From 2011 to 2013, the Orlando Predators ( AFL ) arena football team also played their games indoors . The lease was terminated in September 2013 due to the low average attendance. Instead of the contractually stipulated number of 6,000 visitors, an average of only 5,878 came. After a change of ownership and a season in the CFE Arena, they returned to the Amway Center.
Part of the sponsorship deal with Amway for the former Amway Arena was a right of first refusal for the name of a new arena. In August 2009, the details of the new contract were announced. It will run for 10 years and amount to $ 40 million. The event arena is part of the Downtown Master Plan 3 . This plan includes the Amway Center u. a. the renovation of the Florida Citrus Bowl stadium and the construction of the new culture center called Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts .
history
With a view to the Downtown Master Plan , the Orlando Magic , led by the owner and founder of Amway Richard DeVos and son-in-law Bob Vander Weide, urged the city of Orlando to build a new multi-purpose hall for the then approximately ten-year-old Amway Arena . It was created before the generation of ultra-modern arenas that were completed in the US in the 1990s . The Amway Arena has quickly become the oldest NBA venue . At the end of the 1990s, the team threatened to move to another city. So were Kansas City , Las Vegas and Oklahoma City for discussion, this plan was dropped again.
On September 29, 2006, after long negotiations, Orlando's Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orange County 's Mayor Richard Crotty and Orlando Magic announced an agreement to build a new multi-purpose arena. The construction is located on the northwest corner between Church Street and Hughey Avenue in Downtown Orlando . The financial framework included 380 million dollars for the hall, and additional US $ 100 million for the land and infrastructure. This resulted in a total volume of 480 million US dollars. Overall, the renovation of the Orlando Centroplex is estimated at 1.05 billion US dollars. In addition to the arena, 375 million US dollars were planned for the new cultural center and the expansion and renovation of the Florida Citrus Bowl with 175 million US dollars. Due to the financial crisis , the construction work on the Florida Citrus Bowl was postponed to 2020 at the earliest.
Construction began on July 25, 2008. The building was designed by the Populous architects in collaboration with Smith, Seckman & Reid and Walter P. Moore. On October 1, 2010, the new home of the Orlando Magic was inaugurated. The first event at the Amway Center was a concert by the Mexican ranchera singer Vicente Fernández on October 8, 2010. Two days later, the Orlando Magic played their first game in their new home. The season preparation game of the NBA against the New Orleans Hornets ended clearly, with a lead of 54 points, 135: 81 for the Magic . The first NBA game of the 2010/11 season took place on October 29, 2010 against the Washington Wizards . Orlando won the game in front of 18,918 spectators with 112: 83.
The hall was equipped with the most modern features. Said the 40-ton, centrally mounted under the ceiling combined HD - video cube and scoreboard of the company Daktronics . It has 18 individual screens and is the largest facility in the NBA. A 16 × 14 meter screen from Daktronics is attached to the building. There are also comfortably to luxuriously equipped suites and boxes . A selection of different bars and restaurants is available to visitors. The entertainment of the visitors is also provided. There is the STUFFS Magic Castle for children or for every Magic home game the Orlando Magic Fan Fest takes place outside the hall on Church Street.
The mobile payment system Apple Pay was introduced in the Amway Center as the first NBA arcade . Since the home game against Utah Jazz on December 19, 2014 , visitors can pay with the system in individual restaurants and shops. More stores are to follow gradually.
Events
The Amway Center is used by the Orlando Magic , Orlando Predators, and Orlando Solar Bears . Concerts, shows and family events also take place. The building has 875,000 square feet (approximately 81,290 square meters ) of space. In the premises z. B. Weddings, class reunions, birthdays or banquets are celebrated. On May 4, 2010, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced that the 2012 NBA All-Star Game Weekend will be hosted at the new Orlando arena.
Pictures of the construction phase
| August 2, 2009 | August 24, 2009 | January 8, 2010 |
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Web links
- amwaycenter.com: Official homepage of the Amway Center (English)
- nba.com: Amway Center on the website of the NBA (English)
- setlist.fm: Amway Center concert list (English)
- youtube.com: Video about the Amway Center (English)
- youtube.com: Computer-animated model video (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ orlandovenues.net: Homepage of the operator (English)
- ↑ portfolio.populous.com: Arena on the homepage of the architects ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ orlandosentinel.com: Orlando Predators lose their Amway Center lease ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from September 4, 2013
- ↑ knightnews.com: Orlando Predators Moving Back to Amway Center Article from July 15, 2014 (English)
- ↑ drphillipscenter.org: Homepage of Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts (English)
- ↑ flickr.com: image series of the opening (English)
- ↑ nola.com: Match report Orlando Magic - New Orleans Hornets (English) article from October 20, 2010
- ↑ tampabay.com: Match report Orlando Magic - Washington Wizards ( Memento of the original from November 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from October 29, 2010
- ↑ signweb.com: Daktronics equips the Amway Center (English)
- ↑ nba.com: The Daktronics Super System in the Amway Center (English)
- ↑ amwaycenter.com: boxes and suites in the arena (English)
- ↑ amwaycenter.com: Restaurants and bars in the Arena (English)
- ↑ amwaycenter.com: entertainment in the arena (English)
- ↑ baynews9.com: Fan Fest on Church Street ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from October 29, 2010
- ↑ stadionwelt.de: Orlando Magic introduced Apple Pay Article dated January 7, 2015
- ↑ amwaycenter.com: Calendar of events of the Amway Center (English)
- ↑ amwaycenter.com: Event options in the Amway Center ( Memento from October 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ amwaycenter.com: Event areas in the Amway Center (English)
- ↑ nba.com: NBA All-Star-Weekend 2012 in Orlando ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from May 4, 2010
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