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Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) is an indoor arena located in the downtown core of Orlando, Florida.The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, [4] and the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League.
Amway Arena's last day of operation was September 30, 2010, as arena operations then moved to the new Amway Center. The City of Orlando began demolition of Amway Arena's interior on December 15, 2011, originally planning to take about six months to traditionally demolish the facility. [24]
The Orlando Solar Bears are a professional ice hockey team that plays their home games at Kia Center (formerly Amway Center [2]) in Orlando, Florida. They play in the South Division of the ECHL 's Eastern Conference and are affiliated with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League .
Kia Center (formerly Amway Center) - The first initiative of the Triple Crown. Construction began in 2008 and was completed in October, 2010. It is the new home of the Orlando Magic. In addition to other events, the venue has brought major concerts back to Orlando (the former "Amway Arena" was deemed too small for major concerts by promoters).
LeBron James attempting a shot against the Orlando Magic during a preseason game at Amway Center in 2011. In the 2010 off season, the Miami Heat made headlines nearly every day after it was announced that LeBron James would sign with the team as a free agent. Other teams in the NBA felt slighted and overwhelmed by the amount of coverage the ...
Richard Marvin DeVos Sr. [1] (March 4, 1926 – September 6, 2018) was an American billionaire businessman, co-founder of Amway with Jay Van Andel (company restructured as Alticor in 2000), and owner of the Orlando Magic basketball team.
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (commonly known as Dr. Phillips Center) is a performing arts center in Downtown Orlando, Florida, United States. It joined the Bob Carr Theater, which originally opened as the Orlando Municipal Auditorium in 1927, [1] to become Orlando's main performance venue. The center's grand opening was held on ...
The Performance Center in Orlando temporarily became the home arena for WWE's Raw and SmackDown brands in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with its television programs Monday Night Raw, Friday Night Smackdown, 205 Live, and Main Event, as well as WWE pay-per-view events (including WrestleMania 36) being recorded in a studio at the ...