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The arena seats 21,600 for basketball and 19,519 for hockey. It has 126 luxury suites and 1,880 club seats. The arena was originally named for CoreStates Bank , which agreed to pay $40 million over 21 years for the naming rights, with additional terms to be settled later for an additional eight year period at the end of the contract. The naming rights were taken by First Union Bank in a merger in 1997 and then by Wachovia Bank in a 2003 merger with First Union.

The arena replaced the Spectrum, which still stands nearby and is used by the Flyers' American Hockey LeagueThe American Hockey League AHL became the major affiliation league for the National Hockey League upon its amalgamation with the International Hockey League in 2001. It is a professional hockey league playing at the minor triple-A level. As of the 2003-04 affiliate, the Philadelphia PhantomsThe Philadelphia Phantoms are an American Hockey League team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are owned by and are the minor league affiliate of the city's National Hockey League club, the Philadelphia Flyers. The Phantoms play out of the Flyers'. The Wachovia Center was built on the site of JFK StadiumKennedy Stadium (originally known as Municipal Stadium later also referred to as JFK Stadium was a stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that stood from 1926 1991?. The stadium consisted of a horseshoe surrounding a track and football field, with bleacher.