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Amway
Center BY THE
NUMBERS
270,181,975
Pounds of concrete used to build the Amway Center.
9,400,000
Pounds of total steel used to build the Amway Center, including six,
380- foot, 150-ton roof trusses which were locally fabricated just six
miles from the arena site. The total length of all arena steel roof
framing equals 55,287 feet or 10.5 miles.
9,000,000
Number of LED lights in the center-hung video board, the tallest and
most high-definition in an NBA venue measuring in at 42 feet high and
weighing in at 80,000 pounds.
875,000
Square footage of the new Amway Center – almost triple the size of
the old 367,000 square foot arena.
800,000
Gallons of water saved annually in the environmentally-friendly
building which employs a rain water collection system for irrigation and
high efficiency water flow fixtures in restrooms. Water consumption will
be reduced by 40 percent over a comparably sized building.
750,000
Estimate dollars in annual energy savings because of the high
efficiency “green” systems in place in the Amway Center. Overall the
environmentally-friendly systems will cut energy consumption by 24
percent over a comparable, code compliant, designed building.
20,000
Maximum number of seats in the flexible Amway Center. Orlando Magic
seating will be 18,500.
13,000
Number of light fixtures in the building.
10,000
Number of parking spaces within a 10-minute walk of the arena.
7,000
Number of Magic tickets priced $25 or less, including the first-time
ever introduction of $5 tickets (while supplies last).
2250
Number of construction workers who built the Amway Center.
1,196
Number of plumbing devices in the building, including 563
toilets/urinals.
1,100
Number of high-definition video displays in the new Amway Center.
470
Combined number of devices used (240) to make the Amway Center
wireless, and touch screen control-based units (230) for patrons to
order food, beverages and merchandise.
340
Number of pieces of art work (140 original pieces and 200 museum
quality photographs) in the Amway Center, as part of the public arts
program for the building. Fourteen Central Florida artists contributed
an estimated 110 pieces to the collection.
248
Combined number of Pepsi soda taps (113) and beer taps (135) in the
building.
227
Food and beverage points of sale in the new Amway Center. There are
18 permanent concession stands and 45 portable units, while 40 percent
of the stands have cooking capability.
180
Feet the iconic spire atop the tower overlooking downtown reaches
into the sky.
177
Number of local/minority and women-owned companies that were awarded
contracts to construct the Amway Center. Of the total businesses, which
received more than $90 million in contracts, 67 were
African-American-owned, 52 women-owned, 36 Hispanic-owned, 20
Asian-American-owned, two Native-American-owned.
68
Number of loge boxes.
60
Number of suites.
48
Miles of cable used to wire the Amway Center.
37
Number of restrooms (19 women’s/18 men’s) in the new Amway Center, as
compared to just eight restrooms in the old building.
20-24
The range of seat widths in inches in the new Amway Center, compared
to an average 18-inch width in the old building.
18
Number of elevators, compared to four in the old building. In
addition there are 19 staircases and six escalators easing vertical
travel over the seven levels of the building.
17
Number of hospitality spaces available for rent on a per event
basis.
10
Fan interactive areas open to all level of ticket buyers,
highlighted by the Nutrilite Magic Fan Experience, Orlando on Demand
Info. Garden, STUFF’S
Magic Castle presented by Club Wyndham, the Budweiser Baseline Bar and
Gentleman Jack Terrace.
9
Number of retail locations, anchored by the Orlando Magic’s Team
Shop, presented by adidas.
9
Miles of pipe in the event floor used to make and melt the ice
surface.
5
Number of public concourses in the new Amway Center, averaging 30-
feet in width, compared to one twenty-foot wide concourse in the old
building.
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