It was directed by Stevie Wermers-Skelton and Kevin Deters, and produced by the team behind Disney's 2007 animated short film How to Hook Up Your Home Theater.

A young gentle creature named Nessie lives happily in a small pond with her best friend MacQuack, a rubber duck.

When rich developer MacFroogal destroys the pond and land surrounding it to build a giant miniature golf course, Nessie is forced to search for a new home.

[3] In the United States, it accompanied the theatrical release of Winnie the Pooh, which premiered on July 15 of the same year.

[4] The Ballad of Nessie was released on the Walt Disney Animation Studios Short Films Collection Blu-ray on August 18, 2015.