This month, in part two of my series of articles comparing Downtown Disney in the California Disneyland resort with the Disney Village in Disneyland Paris, I will be looking at the entertainment these areas have to offer.

Of the two, Disney Village seems to have much more of a variety of entertainment offerings, which includes PanoraMagique (a tethered hot air balloon much like "Characters in Flight" at Walt Disney World), Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, various forms of boat rides on Lake Disney, face-painters, a radio station, balloon modeling and bubble demonstrations.

In the past, this entertainment also included a road train, a night club called "Hurricanes" (now a Cast Member restaurant), and various midway attractions such as a test-your-strength machine and a mechanical rodeo bull.

Forms of entertainment which can be found at both Downtown Disney in California and the Disney Village include cinemas, arcade-style games, pin trading and, of course, live concerts.

Both Disney Village and Downtown Disney have live shows and DJs, both out in the open on dedicated stages, and inside some of their eateries. For example, there are often live jazz performers in Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen (Anaheim) or guest bands at Billy Bob's Country Western Saloon (Paris). The latter also has dance lessons three nights per week.

On the whole, I personally much prefer the entertainment offerings at Disney Village to those at Downtown Disney. This is because of the variety, the lower noise levels, no performers trying to sell their CDs, the multilingual abilities of the performers, and the fact that it is made clearer there as to what is on, and when.

In my next article, I will be looking more specifically at the seasonal entertainment found at Downtown Disney and the Disney Village.