Events Center Amway Arena Capacity (basketball) 18,500 17,282 Capacity (arena football) 17,200 15,948 Capacity (concert) 16,000 12,592 Square footage 800,000 367,000 Suites/sky boxes 56 26 Club seats 1,428 0

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Going Up

Work has begun on the $380 million events center set to open in fall 2010 downtown. The city-operated facility will host Orlando Magic and Orlando Predators home games, as well as concerts and other events. Here’s how the events center compares to the current Amway Arena.