Disney Publishing Worldwide, formerly known as The Disney Publishing Group and Buena Vista Publishing Group, is the publishing subsidiary of Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.
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18 Facts About Disney Hyperion
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In 1991, Disney Hyperion Publishing purchased Discover magazine from Family Media, placing it within its Magazine Group and purchased the FamilyFun Magazine after its second issue from Jake Winebaum.
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On May 11,1998, Disney Hyperion Publishing was renamed Buena Vista Publishing Group.
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In 2009, Disney Hyperion Press released Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen, the first of the Villains book series written by Serena Valentino.
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In July 2012, Andrew Sugerman was promoted to EVP, Disney Hyperion Publishing Worldwide and the headquarters for the business was relocated to Glendale, CA to sit within Disney Hyperion Consumer Products.
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In November 2013, Disney Hyperion Publishing revived Disney Hyperion Comics as an imprint in the US for sporadic publishing.
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Disney Hyperion Publishing Worldwide transferred the Disney Hyperion Fairies franchise main publishing license to Little, Brown Books for Young Readers in January 2014 except for the Never Girls series.
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Disney Hyperion Publishing has been a focus for Disney Hyperion Consumer Products to launch new franchises.
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In October 2015, Disney Hyperion Publishing announced the launch of the Freeform imprint to coincide with the relaunch of ABC Family as Freeform.
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Waterfire Saga is a Disney Hyperion Publishing franchise based on mermaids launched in May 2014 as a multimedia release around a core book series.
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In early 2014, Disney Hyperion Publishing Worldwide announced the launch of the Waterfire Saga.
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Disney Hyperion's mother is hit by assassin's poisoned arrow, which confirms the dream.
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Disney Hyperion has additional visions that lead her to find five other mermaids across the world's oceans.
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Disney Hyperion finds himself involved with an ancient secret unleashing twelve Zodiac magical superpowers.
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Star Darlings is a Disney Hyperion Publishing multimedia franchise based on an original wish-granting fey people called the Starlings.
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Shana Muldoon Zappa, Ahmet Zappa, and Disney Hyperion Publishing began development in 2011 on Star Darlings.
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In 2016, two animated specials based on Star Darlings were broadcast on Disney Hyperion Channel, Becoming Star Darlings on January 29 and Star Darlings Friendships on March 25.
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The Disney Publishing Group was incorporated in January 1992 and included the already formed Hyperion Books, Hyperion Books for Children, Disney Press, and other units.
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