Amway Arena, the former home of the Orlando Magic (NBA), won’t be dismantled piece by piece and will instead come down in a bang via demolition. The arena, which opened in 1989, will be blown up in March after work crews remove valuable scrap for reuse. The arena has been closed for several months, with […]
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Taking down Amway Arena: Green rules
When the city takes down Amway Arena, the former home of the Orlando Magic (NBA), it will done over a period of several months, with the “disassembly” performed in an environmentally sensitive manner. The arena, made obsolete when Amway Center opened, is slated to be torn down before the end of the year, according to […]
Orlando mulls doubling of parking fees at new Magic arena
When Amway Center opens next season, Orlando Magic fans are going to be in for a rude surprise if they want to park close to the arena: the city of Orlando may double rates at two parking garages. The city is mulling a $20 charge for parking at two arenas adjacent to Amway Center, slated […]
Amway Arena to be torn down under current Orlando development plan
The city of Orlando has selected a proposal from a developer who would tear down Amway Arena, seeing its final days as the home of the Orlando Magic (NBA), and use it for fill under the streets of a new creative village in the area. Â The proposal, from Creative Village Development LLC, would develop […]
Future plans emerge for Orlando’s Amway Arena
Orlando officials have in hand three proposals for the future of Amway Arena, the soon-to-be future home of the Orlando Magic (NBA), and the surrounding area, including one pitch to convert the facility to a mega-church. Of course, turning arenas into mega-churches is nothing new: Houston’s Compaq Center, once the home to the Houston Rockets […]
