by Sandra Carr - 258 Reviews - 109 List
Nowadays, a romantic date doesn't have to be just dinner and movie. Step outside of your comfort zone by transforming your ordinary date into one that's extraordinary. Make your heart-throb swoon with pleasure by going on a biplane ride or having a chance to swim with dolphins. Find out what adventures await you in Orlando Citysearch's guide. (Photo courtesy of Discovery Cove)
Updated: January 20, 2010
Spend the day at a tropical paradise while swimming with dolphins and hanging out with wildlife at Discovery Cove. Admission is $199 per person and includes continental breakfast, lunch and unlimited snacks and beverages (including Anheuser-Busch products).
Step back in time during World War II and pilot a biplane at the Fantasy of Flight in Polk City. Feel the rush of flying in an open cockpit with the wind in your face while flying on Vintage Barnstorming (15-minute flight in a New Standard D-25 biplane over Lake County for $69.95 plus tax) or WWII Stearman ?Hands-On? flights (30-minute flight over Central Florida where you take the controls and actually fly a Boeing Stearman PT-17 for $229 plus tax). Reservations are suggested.
Experience a magical carriage ride at Disney's Port Orleans Resort--French Quarter. The 25-minute romantic journey takes you to Disney's Fort Wilderness or around Disney property. The fee is $45 per person.
Set sail on a scenic riverboat moonlight dining and dancing cruise down the St. Johns River in historic Downtown Sanford. The journey includes a hors d?oeuvres buffet, dinner and entertainment. The event is every Saturday night from 7:30pm to 11pm. Admission is $53.75 per person (plus an additional $2.50 per person port charge along with tax).
Experience a hot-air balloon ride in Kissimmee. Arrive at the Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort and Convention Center one-hour before sunrise. The one-hour air-ride travels as high as several 1,000 feet and takes guests over Walt Disney World and Lake County. The fee is $175 per person.
Make a splash by water skiing at an area attraction. The water sports facility offers knee-boarding, slalom skiing, surfing with a rope, trick skiing, wake-boarding and wake-skating on a cable or behind a boat. Cable passes are $22 to $40.
Go high in the sky while hang-gliding with an aerotow over Orlando. Tandem and solo flights are available. The standard tandem instruction flight costs $120 and a standard aerotow (plus or minus 2,500 feet or best thermal) is $25.
Get blown away with your sweetie along the International Drive corridor. The venue features a one-hour freefall skydiving adventure and allows patrons to float in a vertical wind tunnel with speeds up to 120 mph. Each skydiver undergoes a training course prior to entering the 12-foot round cylinder and has an instructor with them the whole time. The Intro to Flying rate is $44.95.
