The Bumble Bee was part of Duncan's Hard Core Series product line of advanced play yo-yos. Everything about this model is identical to the Turbo Bumble Bee originally made by Playmaxx in the 1990s. When Duncan acquired Playmaxx around 2002, Duncan kept the Bumble Bee in production for a number of years. The yo-yo uses the same size A ball bearing axle and exclusive patented Brake Pad Technology (cork response pads) response as the original version. The only difference was a rebranding of the side caps and the packaging.
