Inside the original & closed Orlando Magic Amway Arena !

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  • Опубліковано 11 бер 2011
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    Note to all those who attempt this feat of snoopary...DONT wear flip flops and beware of bats ! Thanks to Nomeus with Flurbex.com for the help and advice as well as the flashlight assistance. Watch his video here - • FLURBEX Presents - Mag...
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  • @mistafrooz
    @mistafrooz 2 роки тому +6

    This is such an iconic video, I come back to watch it every now and then

  • @adambolin856
    @adambolin856 9 років тому +39

    This is how found footage movies start.

  • @sgtpepper1138
    @sgtpepper1138 10 років тому +29

    I felt like I was watching the episode of Trailer Park Boys where they're trying to see RUSH.

  • @percy.5778
    @percy.5778 8 років тому +59

    Some of the last footage of inside before it got imploded

  • @SLproductions1000
    @SLproductions1000 7 років тому +60

    why didn't you check any of the boxes? or anything. I swear if you found a shaq jersey I'd be tripping

    • @proudhug
      @proudhug 4 роки тому +3

      If they did, do you really think they'd put up a video showing them committing theft?

  • @owenrichards1418
    @owenrichards1418 8 років тому +115

    Never mind bats, what about gators and water moccasins?

    • @QueenNandoss
      @QueenNandoss 8 років тому +6

      Literally thought the same thing. I'm surprised they didn't encounter any gators.

    • @boringgamer3513
      @boringgamer3513 8 років тому

      +bi_senpai Ikr like your in Florida

    • @jancollins319
      @jancollins319 8 років тому

      What on earth is water moccasin. ?
      Please tell.

    • @QueenNandoss
      @QueenNandoss 8 років тому +1

      +Jan Collins i was curious about that as well.

    • @TheMizzoufan1839
      @TheMizzoufan1839 8 років тому +8

      +Jan Collins very poisonous snake found in the south

  • @PinkHoneyBeee
    @PinkHoneyBeee 3 роки тому +5

    My high school graduation was held here in 2005. Man time goes by fast. My last name starts with a W and I had over 6000 students in my class so I was sitting for what felt like forever. Also went to many Magic games here. It's so sad to see it like this now. I know we have the new one but it just makes me feel kinda sad.

  • @woodencoasterfan
    @woodencoasterfan 12 років тому +4

    The Amway arena may be gone now, but the O'Rena, short for the Orlando Arena which was its first name, will always live on in our memories.

  • @Forcemaster2000
    @Forcemaster2000 9 років тому +27

    No. 1, you really need to start wearing real shoes. No. 2, That place is definitely not abandoned, just closed to the public.

    • @jeanetdun
      @jeanetdun 8 років тому +14

      Well it's gone now. Been 3 years.

    • @Silenced23
      @Silenced23 8 років тому +4

      +Chris Wells I didn't think the title said abandoned. Just closed. Plus he never said it was abandoned.

  • @jaydoll487
    @jaydoll487 3 роки тому +2

    So cool to realize shaq and Hardaway played there when I was a kid I used to love shaq in the magic

  • @bigtarheelfan
    @bigtarheelfan 8 років тому +7

    Walking thru the sewer barefoot is what I call dedication to your channel! I don't think I would have went thru that in wading boots, THUMBS UP!

    • @Norse5
      @Norse5 5 місяців тому

      And plus this video is in Florida and you know how there's the alligators in Florida well he could have died

  • @KCCraze515
    @KCCraze515 12 років тому +2

    I used to go to the school that shared the parking lot of the old Amway arena. I saw them demolish it. Pretty intense. It's so weird seeing it gone, especially after seeing it everyday for a year. The school still uses the parking lot though. lol I've never seen it quite like this. Nice vid!

  • @themaconeau
    @themaconeau 10 років тому +8

    Looks like Amway bought the arena for their conferences.
    I do recognize the lighting rig of all things.
    Even though it was "abandoned", it looks pretty much in use to me.
    Good find nonetheless. :)

    • @SailorMoonFan92
      @SailorMoonFan92 10 років тому +1

      If you look to the videos on the left you will see the building was imploded and no longer exists.

  • @shortrocdncr
    @shortrocdncr 8 років тому +2

    That was really cool! I'm a former Orlando Magic & Miracle dancer and called the O-rena home from 1994 though 2000. I've walked those behind the court halls and box level halls a lot. That red carpeted hallway that leads to the main ticketing windows, been that way many times. I hope they emptied everything that was left in the building before they demo'ed it. That would be a huge waste. An intense lead up to a very cool view! Thank you!

  • @justimagine2403
    @justimagine2403 9 років тому +38

    I am hooked on these videos of creepy closed places. The creepiest way into a place is a concrete bunker like Logan's Run entrance to an old arena. Later imploded? Fascinating as heck. I wonder what Disney World will look like when it goes defunct. Giant warehouse buildings in Iowa sit empty for years... all the lights on. And yes, why don't they let people bunk up in there. They bulldoze all the shanty houses but won't let anyone live in a perfectly fine building... lit and everything. Odd.

    • @princea8578
      @princea8578 9 років тому +3

      Yes I Agree Its So Creepy And Interesting!

    • @Isaac-jd8rl
      @Isaac-jd8rl 9 років тому +1

      Jeff Acheson lol me too! like abandoned new orleans six flags creepy lol.

    • @bryanmgonzalez
      @bryanmgonzalez 6 років тому +3

      Just Imagine Disney World will never go defunct

    • @pinchewey7
      @pinchewey7 2 роки тому +1

      Never going to happen to Disney. The worst that can happen is a bigger giant arises in the future and buys them out

  • @n1lla
    @n1lla 9 років тому +80

    Adam, you are a f*cking mad man going in that sewer in FL! Seriously. Being a Floridian myself i don't need to tell you that just about every body of water has a alligator of some size in it. And barefoot no less. Balls of steel.

    • @Hal-Robinson
      @Hal-Robinson 8 років тому

      +n1lla thats what i was thinking was allagator

    • @themikerophone1
      @themikerophone1 8 років тому

      +n1lla i live in orlando they can't get easily into downtown

    • @seamusbelisle5425
      @seamusbelisle5425 8 років тому

      +TheKing3234 you don't know that...

    • @themikerophone1
      @themikerophone1 8 років тому

      Def Albino yes we doooo

  • @homunculusSZN
    @homunculusSZN 8 років тому +12

    Penny and Shaq dominatin back in the '90s there! So cool. Sad this piece of NBA history went to waste.

  • @Tgogators
    @Tgogators 7 років тому +2

    Woah really cool! I had been all over that building including backstage and never noticed that part. If you were willing to pay for the Orlando Magic highest premium season tickets, you used to get a backstage pass to every event there, including concerts. You couldn't get near the dressing rooms or the main stage, but you were usually allowed to watch the show from the wide open door area off the arena floor.

  • @Machomanrandysanchez
    @Machomanrandysanchez 7 років тому +24

    Rats, snakes, roaches, gators. You guys are nuts.

  • @weatherkop
    @weatherkop 10 років тому +16

    you got either balls of steel or are a damn maniac. Kudos for the footage!

    • @obi-wankenobi9796
      @obi-wankenobi9796 10 років тому +4

      No. he's a damn maniac

    • @bccarl88
      @bccarl88 10 років тому +7

      He's a damn maniac with balls!!

    • @obi-wankenobi9796
      @obi-wankenobi9796 10 років тому

      haha lol

    • @392nightrunner
      @392nightrunner 4 роки тому

      The balls have since withered up, he no longer does these types of videos anymore.

  • @flyassqbn
    @flyassqbn 8 років тому +40

    is the video skipping or is it me?

    • @sauceboy_5930
      @sauceboy_5930 8 років тому

      +flyassqbn 720p wasnt encoded properly, the 480 works great !

  • @iluvjuly4th165
    @iluvjuly4th165 10 років тому +20

    Orlando means gators, right?! Anything that moves in that water is a potential predator!

    • @jonathanwilliamson3735
      @jonathanwilliamson3735 10 років тому +4

      it wont be a tragic loss it means one less stupid person to look after

  • @npadul30
    @npadul30 10 років тому +8

    Well can't go to there anymore. The building has been demolished.

  • @citizenofcorona8783
    @citizenofcorona8783 4 роки тому +1

    It fits perfectly to play the sewer theme from Star Wars Shadows of the Empire in the background during the part where you’re exploring the sewer and the Xizor’s Palace theme when you’re running around the arena

  • @demboyswashuge
    @demboyswashuge 11 років тому

    YES!! Just discovered these videos, I grew up near Orlando and these are a blast from the past!

  • @MissRowHa
    @MissRowHa 11 років тому +1

    What brave young men! My goodness.....a lost flop, bats, and a dead flashlight! I have to say that I admire your tenacity. Success for you both! Excellent exploration!

  • @mosworld933
    @mosworld933 9 років тому +15

    To be continued?...... Waiting for that ... Where is it

  • @joeglotzbach6524
    @joeglotzbach6524 10 років тому +69

    Seriously, why would you explore abandoned places in flip flops anyway, especially when you have to walk for miles to get to some of those places? Dude, get you a good pair of shoes!

    • @Baccon50
      @Baccon50 10 років тому +4

      He's an idiot!

    • @mejohnny88
      @mejohnny88 10 років тому +1

      The water would ruin the shoe.

    • @Slic3R1
      @Slic3R1 10 років тому +2

      mejohnny88
      not waterproof ones

    • @KeffandMac
      @KeffandMac 9 років тому +18

      actually ass holes, he is in a tight place with money right now, and is currently living in his van. give the man some credit for all he does for us.

    • @MalWave
      @MalWave 9 років тому

      rubber boots?

  • @SharkSkull
    @SharkSkull 11 років тому

    Awesome. Love coming across these hidden gems of yours Adam. So many Adam the woo videos!

  • @tinydemon1411
    @tinydemon1411 5 років тому +1

    Adam's very flip flop is said to be still there to this very day.

  • @danielcooney7040
    @danielcooney7040 7 років тому +2

    I've been to the new Orlando Arena twice. Nice place.

  • @DCussen
    @DCussen 10 років тому +1

    I'm amazed how such a nice relatively new building is abandoned and unneeded already. Can no one use it for anything?!

  • @willdavid3075
    @willdavid3075 7 років тому +2

    There was never a part two. :(

  • @phidelt505
    @phidelt505 9 років тому +2

    I am from Orlando and spent a lot of time in that arena. Sad to see that it got destroyed.

  • @AbandonedScotland
    @AbandonedScotland 12 років тому

    Great effort Adam! Amazing to see inside there.

  • @chantzhanson8826
    @chantzhanson8826 6 років тому

    this the video that got me hooked, been watching ever since. love your work, i know longer watch tv, i watch your channel thanks for entertaining me

  • @jmebabs
    @jmebabs 12 років тому

    I sang onstage with Green Day there! SO sad its gone. That was the only time I had ever been in there and holds a big place in my heart from that amazing experience!

  • @6270dan
    @6270dan 10 років тому +1

    I watch this video and think to myself, Adam will do whatever it takes for our viewing entertainment LOL. Thanks Adam!

  • @torgomax
    @torgomax 13 років тому

    Saving to my favorites list! well done Mr.Woo!

  • @Kittydoc90
    @Kittydoc90 9 років тому +31

    Really, really not wise to go through water like that without proper gear--bats living/flying over standing water is just the start of the water-borne "stuff" with which you're coming in too-close contact. The diseases contracted and/or injuries incurred can be permanently life altering. Seriously. PLEASE don't repeat it and PLEASE let others (i.e. those who may quite literally follow in your footsteps) know how, um, not smart it is to not take some basic precautions.
    You do make very interesting, very watchable videos-your viewers (I think) want you around to make more!

    • @kmatt420
      @kmatt420 4 роки тому +2

      Kittydoc90 aaaaaand now we have the corona virus..

    • @BilltheFifth
      @BilltheFifth 2 роки тому

      @@kmatt420 yup

  • @spellmanpat8233
    @spellmanpat8233 8 років тому +1

    snuck inside our former BUFFALO memorial auditorium that say empty for twelve years love this shit!

  • @BlackAceBoy0
    @BlackAceBoy0 11 років тому

    thanks for making this video! this is one of my fav. from you and it brings back good memories from when i was 2 or 3

  • @AllSports6522
    @AllSports6522 11 років тому

    They built a new version of this sports and entertainment center, but it's now called Amway Center, home of NBA's Orlando Magic basketball. It is currently open.

  • @hannahmarie625
    @hannahmarie625 13 років тому +2

    When is part 2 coming out?! This is amazing.

  • @CraziFuzzy
    @CraziFuzzy 9 років тому +1

    And all the lights on.. nice..

  • @chrisb434
    @chrisb434 8 років тому

    So Fallout, much respect for doing all that!!!!

  • @stagglee
    @stagglee 11 років тому

    I've been watching your videos for the past couple days but I didn't want to commit to subscribing but after seeing this, you went in the SEWERS, I will sub.

  •  10 років тому +2

    Pure insane for sure my buddy Adam !!

  • @silent079
    @silent079 11 років тому

    I literally can't stop watching these videos.

  • @the0prynce
    @the0prynce 9 років тому +1

    Holy crap are you ever lucky there were no broken glass or dirty syringes in that water amongst the shank and toys!
    I think I felt my skin crawl at least a few times in this video. Well done!

  • @Mcbarit
    @Mcbarit 12 років тому

    Cirque was using it to rehearse Zarkana, which played Radio City. The Old Arena was used as rehearsal space.

  • @briandrum1
    @briandrum1 11 років тому

    Saw the Grateful Dead there in 1994. Great sounding arena!!

  • @tooshort691
    @tooshort691 12 років тому

    Ready for Part 2!

  • @youtubehandlesareridiculous
    @youtubehandlesareridiculous 8 років тому +11

    How did an alligator not attack you???

  • @omgubler
    @omgubler 8 років тому +17

    Why is the footage after you actually get in so rushed and choppy? And why no part 2? Before anyone comments I KNOW he can't go back now put I mean, I got the vibe that Part 2 meant the part where they are inside, and then leaving maybe? With less chopped up scenes and such. Did something happen to the footage back then?

    • @onewhitedude
      @onewhitedude 8 років тому +1

      +omgubler Part 2 was cancelled due to the arena being demolished

    • @connor48880
      @connor48880 4 роки тому +2

      Clearly they filmed more of the inside before they left, and before it got demolished.

    • @ShadowLinkxMaster
      @ShadowLinkxMaster 3 роки тому

      The building was most likely still being watched over by maintenance workers, so every single shot they took had to be quick and rushed so they don’t get caught.

  • @kodybirkett5526
    @kodybirkett5526 11 років тому

    Up in Virginia, i adventured a old quarry, with working excavators and all, I also discovered a dynamite plunger. it is now at the local museum

  • @BaseballandGraveyards
    @BaseballandGraveyards 13 років тому

    The best yet. This may put you on legendary status...we'll see.

  • @ZakkOnTheGo
    @ZakkOnTheGo 11 років тому

    I must give you props for your effort! So cool! I would have been scared out of my brain haha

  • @midnightsandwichyum
    @midnightsandwichyum 9 років тому +1

    It looks like Cirque du Soleil was occupying it for Zarkana when they were testing the show that's why all the blue cases and rigging was there. You can see the logo at 6:18.

  • @mc50992
    @mc50992 12 років тому

    Hi Adam...this is Mike again. I just wanted to make sure that you know that this is by far the greatest method of gaining entry into anyplace that you've ever employed. Awesome. Also, I noticed from other videos that the place has since imploded, too bad you wont be able to go back in. Thanks for the video. P.S. HI to Beth.

  • @EphemeralProductions
    @EphemeralProductions 8 років тому

    such a quiet and more low-key Adam! I didn't even recognize him hardly! LOL

  • @AestheticMiaka
    @AestheticMiaka 11 років тому

    I was there to actually see it get demolished. Exciting yet sad. I had a lot of childhood memories there.

  • @airkuh5489
    @airkuh5489 9 років тому

    Hoping you were able to recover your lost flip flop! Next time I think rain boots will do the trick down those creepy underground passages. Awesome work! Too bad the video couldn't have been longer!

  • @SnowmanZit
    @SnowmanZit 12 років тому

    I have a cousin who lives just a couple of minutes away from the Amway Arena. He has lived in Orlando for 20 some years.

  • @Cshell777
    @Cshell777 12 років тому

    You're most welcome, Adam. You can call me Kathy. I took the name 'Cshell' from my old CB radio handle back in the day - lol. It gave me the creeps to watch you walk through that tunnel in the dark - wow! You are brave - lol.

  • @danielfilms3
    @danielfilms3 12 років тому

    I can't believe you made it in to the building!!

  • @LondonFogBritish
    @LondonFogBritish 11 років тому

    oh man, you got guts!! To go in that water.. your awesome!!

  • @jasonzeroone7798
    @jasonzeroone7798 8 років тому +6

    Orlando LOOKS great, when is part 2😤

    • @themikerophone1
      @themikerophone1 8 років тому

      +Jason Eastman u mean its pretty? because i live in orlando, it sucks

  • @krazydrummer
    @krazydrummer 12 років тому

    The lights are on and there is concert rigging which likely means a production was renting the space for pre tour rehearsals and design builds. They do it in Toronto where I live in old airplane hangers.

  • @0wnYourWorld
    @0wnYourWorld 5 місяців тому +1

    I’m somewhat obsessed with this video. I’ve analyzed it more than the Zapruder film. This is the one that got me watching all those years ago but I just now found a continuity error. I came back to watch it again after the tunnel was pointed out in a video a couple days ago. Adam, you lose your flip flops and go barefoot. We see in the Flurbex video that you’re wearing shorts. However, Flurbex video from inside the arena shows you wearing jeans and sneakers. What’s the story? And where is part 2? Thanks for all the years of entertainment!

  • @melissacruz-rivera9596
    @melissacruz-rivera9596 12 років тому

    i went to two games there i miss that old buddy he was my favorite arena.

  • @Kswagga364
    @Kswagga364 11 років тому

    awesome exploration man! must have been great to get inside and see everything and actually be on the court and see how big it was, sucks they tore it down though. I was planning on exploring it myself until I saw they tore it down. it sounded like a alarm went off or something when u guys got in the actual arena but idk lol. anyways very cool man I also explored old bush stadium in indy before they tore it down cuz I live in Indianapolis but if u ever need someone to explore with, let me know

  • @TeePeeProd
    @TeePeeProd 11 років тому

    adam the woo makes my day

  • @Cshell777
    @Cshell777 12 років тому

    Great job, Adam! I enjoyed it! :)

  • @timmac4677
    @timmac4677 10 років тому +5

    Just wait until I tell Rich DeVos you broke into his building!

  • @jackgeorge5799
    @jackgeorge5799 10 років тому +22

    Did you come up thru the toilet?

    • @EyyJessie
      @EyyJessie 9 років тому +1

      HAHAHA MADE MY DAY

  • @sethmarose1610
    @sethmarose1610 9 років тому +14

    Poor hotwheels in the sewer ;(

  • @r7mart
    @r7mart 9 років тому +1

    Adam, what were you thinking on this one,. You have balls.

  • @davesstuff1599
    @davesstuff1599 8 років тому

    I didn't know it had closed. The Magic were after a new arena for a long time and had a lot of people upset. And it's right next to I-4 and the federal building so very visible.

  • @steevee1945
    @steevee1945 10 років тому +10

    Something phoney here.
    Once they are inside.... all the lights are on.
    Abandoned buildings do not have lights on.
    Unless there is a maintenance contract through the property owner/holder to maintain the building(s) for future sale.

  • @torresral
    @torresral 11 років тому

    I will die in that water sewer!...
    But they implode that building last year (2012), and build a new one in other area closed to down town Orlando.
    I really like your videos Adam!

  • @fsucutiepiee
    @fsucutiepiee 12 років тому

    Too Cool!! I have always been Interested in Looking at Old Abandoned Places! Would Like to meet You!

  • @kianoti
    @kianoti 10 років тому +1

    Dude u are so brave to go through the sewers like that!

  • @amtracing4180
    @amtracing4180 10 років тому

    If you like stadiums in particular, you should look into the Astrodome in Houston, been dormant for almost 10 years now.

  • @MVPLamarMVP
    @MVPLamarMVP 11 років тому

    This is my favorite video you have!

  • @Chargerfan1503
    @Chargerfan1503 11 років тому

    I FREAKIN LOVE UR VIDEOS ADAM!!! When u coming down to disneyland in anaheim ca!

  • @Commack08
    @Commack08 13 років тому

    Anyone willing to Shawshank through sewage tunnels to get the story is worth the Edward R Murrow award... Nicely done !
    -- Dave.

  • @FirearmTutorials
    @FirearmTutorials 10 років тому

    That was before they closed the building and Cirque du Soleil was still using the building. That is why it still had power and all the rigging equipment.

  • @mrgone2247
    @mrgone2247 10 років тому +10

    I would of laughed if an alligator was in there

  • @citizenofcorona8783
    @citizenofcorona8783 6 років тому

    Fitting theme for this video is the sewer level theme from Shadows of the Empire and then the Xizor's Palace theme when you get into the arena.

  • @Brad8099
    @Brad8099 12 років тому

    Adam could you please upload part 2. I've been waiting forever!

  • @robertnove528
    @robertnove528 5 років тому

    I wish this was longer with more footage

  • @Peteypits
    @Peteypits 11 років тому

    Of course a Disney ad would play before this video

  • @Tgogators
    @Tgogators 5 років тому

    I miss this building terrible, so many great memories from events here. Wish i had known about this secret passage during WWE events and some concerts.

  • @natashakay01
    @natashakay01 12 років тому

    I was on the edge of my seat the whole time you were in the sewer and it totally did not look abandoned once you got in the arena o.O

  • @davidmurray5399
    @davidmurray5399 4 роки тому +1

    If there's anything moving in the sewer water in Orlando, it's a rat, a snake, or an alligator.

  • @spencer8035
    @spencer8035 2 роки тому +2

    Bro what how the fuck did u get in through that hell hole even better you went through that shit bare foot! Absolute menace

  • @buffaloborn71
    @buffaloborn71 13 років тому

    Can't wait to see the continuation of this video.....That arena looks to be in good condition still....What are they planning to do with it ? Tear it down ?

  • @jamescroy9464
    @jamescroy9464 4 роки тому

    Nothing like being prepared,dude 😂

  • @nariiXO
    @nariiXO 7 років тому +3

    pretty brave man I salute you