Bee at the Beach

Bee at the Beach

Directed by Jack Hannah

Produced by Walt Disney Productions

19506 min6.4 / 10

A frenetic, slapstick cartoon short where Donald Duck's beach day spirals into escalating chaos with a vengeful bee and hungry sharks, driven entirely by physical comedy and resourceful desperation.

Donald cheerfully sets up his umbrella etcetera for a day at the beach, but so did a mischievously lazy bee, who doesn't accept his actions inadvertently mess up the bee's spot. Once Donald is in the water in an inflatable raft, the irate insect uses its angle to sting not the duck, but the dingy, more often then Donald has fingers and toes to stuff in the holes, next makes sure to attract the 'gastronomical' attention of a whole band of sharks: duck hunting season at sea is open. Donald uses all the resourcefulness of desperation, and his only weapon, the beach umbrella...

Questions people ask

  • Is Bee at the Beach sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Is Bee at the Beach easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.

  • Does Bee at the Beach end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Bee at the Beach violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Bee at the Beach scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

55/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity61

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise67

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love40

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Bee at the Beach

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Bee at the Beach

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Bee at the Beach, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Bee at the Beach, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Bee at the Beach, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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