With Valentines Day just around the corner, some of you might be scrounging around for last minute ideas to surprise your sweetie with on the holiday of love. Here in Orlando though, you need look no further than Universal Studios, where you can enjoy a day of fun and affection with your significant other. After all, what better place than the fantastic realm of movies and TV to make a dream date come true?

Kick off your Valentine’s Day festivities at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel on Friday, February 13, where the Universal resort will hold Harbor Nights Romantico, a wine tasting, gourmet food, and music event. From 6:30 to 9 pm, guests will be able to savor select wines, gourmet food samples, delectable sweets from a chocolate station, and live music by Nova Era, along with romantic arias and duets by Portofino’s opera singers.

Then the next day, head to the Universal parks for some thrills that will bring you closer together. Nothing achieves that purpose better than the rides at Islands of Adventure, where you’ll scream in unison on The Incredible Hulk Coaster, grab on to each other tightly during the Jurassic Park River Adventure, and laugh as you get soaked together on Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls. The other side of the park, Universal Studios, has similar fun for couples. You can take part in a honeymoon adventure along with Shrek and Fiona with Shrek 4D, and see who kills more aliens on the Men in Black Alien Attack, among other cool attractions.

When you’ve had your fill of the parks, there’s no better way to unwind from all those high-adrenaline amusements than with a couple’s spa experience. Head back to the Portofino Bay Hotel and step inside the world-class Mandara Spa, where a suite specially reserved for couples awaits to give you peace and relaxation. Side by side, you can indulge with a facial or ease away tension with a massage.

And after you’re refreshed and rejuvenated, be sure to stop by CityWalk, a great place to stroll hand-in-hand with your loved one while you browse the shops. While you’re there, stop in at the Hard Rock, where Reggae Love Fest 2009 will get underway at 9 pm. Featuring internationally acclaimed Freddie McGregor, Marcia Griffiths, Glen Washington, Tony Stephens, Pressure, and Munga, the Love Fest will have you feeling affectionate as you groove to one of the most understated genres of romance, reggae.

Then, at the end of the day, cap the evening at Chef Emeril Lagasse’s famous Emeril’s Restaurant Orlando; this modern and airy restaurant inside CityWalk makes a romantic setting with a wall of wine, an elegant metal staircase, plenty of open windows, and Gertjejansen artwork on the walls. You’ll enjoy chatting with your date about all the fun you had as you enjoy classic Creole cocktails and dishes.

So forget cliché or cheesy Valentine’s Day plans and go for a unique, fun, and romantic holiday celebration that will really wow your partner. You’ll make all the arrangements you need for the whole day when you purchase discount Universal tickets at OrlandoFunTickets.com.