Kia Center
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 NBA, the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, and the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League.
Amway Center (former name) in 2010 | |
Kia Center Location in Florida Kia Center Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Orlando Events Center (planning/construction) Amway Center (2010–2023) |
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| Address | 400 West Church Street |
| Location | Orlando, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 28°32′21″N 81°23′1″W |
| Public transit | Church Street Station 20, 36, 40 Grapefruit Line |
| Owner | City of Orlando |
| Operator | Orlando Venues |
| Capacity | 18,846 (NBA) 17,030 (center stage concert) 16,486 (end stage concert) 20,000 (NCAA basketball) 17,192 (arena football) 17,353 (ice hockey) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 25, 2008 |
| Opened | October 1, 2010 |
| Construction cost | US$480 million (US$679 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous (formerly HOK Sport) Chand Tarneja Windows C.T. Hsu + Associates Baker Barrios Architects, Inc. |
| Project manager | Turner Construction |
| Structural engineer | Walter P. Moore |
| Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. |
| General contractor | Hunt Construction Rey Group R.L. Burns HZ Construction Albu & Associates |
| Tenants | |
| Orlando Magic (NBA) (2010–present) Orlando Predators (AFL) (2011–2013, 2015–2016) Orlando Solar Bears (ECHL) (2012–present) Orlando Predators (NAL/AFL) (2019–present) | |
| Website | |
| kiacenter | |
In 2012, while operating under the name Amway Center, the facility hosted the 2012 NBA All-Star Game and the 2015 ECHL All-Star Game. It also hosted some games of the round of 64 and round of 32 of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2014 and 2017 and 2023. On January 14, 2013, the Arena Football League's Board of Directors voted to award ArenaBowl XXVI to Orlando in the summer of 2013.
The arena has also hosted several local graduations, as well as professional wrestling events by the professional wrestling promotion WWE, notably the 2016 Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the promotion took a long-term residency at the Kia Center from August 21 to December 7, 2020. During this residency, WWE aired its shows from a behind closed doors set called the WWE ThunderDome. The promotion relocated to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida due to the start of the 2020–21 ECHL and NBA seasons.