The area around the old Amway Arena, site of the Orlando Magic’s glory days, became a blank slate for city planners who dreamed big about what could come next after the 2012 demolition. But before its dismantling, officials touted an opportunity to shape 68 acres it controlled in its downtown core, eventually settling on a “village” concept with an education hub that could attract high-wage digital media jobs downtown, spurring more than $1 billion dollars in new development along the way. Creative Village will come to life in August with the opening of a joint UCF and Valencia downtown campus.