Nov-2017

114 115 T he City of Orlando owns and operates multiple arts and cultural facilities designed to enrich the lives of Central Florida residents and visitors. Collec- tively managed by the Orlando Venues Depart- ment, these unique communal gathering places include the Amway Center, Camping World Stadium, the Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens and the Mennello Museum of American Art. Allen Johnson is the Chief Venues Officer for ORLANDO VENUES THE AMWAY CENTER AND CAMPINGWORLD STADIUM ORLANDO VENUES Orlando Venues. Two of his biggest responsi- bilities are managing the 20,000 seat Amway Center, home of the Orlando Magic of the NBA, and Camping World Stadium with its capacity of 62,500 fans. The Amway Center opened in 2010. It was built as part of the city’s Downtown Master Plan 3, a $1.1 billion redevelopment proj- ect that included a new arena to replace the original Amway Arena, located several blocks