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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 ]
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 ...
1984 - Orlando Science Center active. 1986 - The Peabody Orlando hotel and Disney's Living Seas [19] in business. 1987 - Dr. Phillips High School opens. 1989 - Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival begins. Orlando Arena (later the Amway Arena) opens. Orlando Magic begin play. 1990 Universal Orlando theme park in business. Orlando Weekly newspaper ...
The 2012 NBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game that was played on February 26, 2012, during the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2011–12 season.It was the 61st edition of the NBA All-Star Game, and was played at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, home of the Orlando Magic.
At the time the series ended, these arenas were Amway Center for Orlando and Amalie Arena (previously known as the "Ice Palace", "St. Pete Times Forum", and "Tampa Bay Times Forum") for Tampa Bay. Games hosted by the Storm before the 1997 season were held at what is now Tropicana Field , but was known as "Florida Suncoast Dome" before 1994 and ...
The game was played on August 17, 2013 at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, home of the Orlando Predators. [1] The two teams met one year earlier in ArenaBowl XXV, in which the Rattlers took home the league championship by a score of 72–54. This was the first time that two teams met in consecutive ArenaBowls.
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.