I have an unpopular opinion, especially after reading Twitter, but I believe Disney did the right thing. Disney has no obligation to pay 5,000 student workers to stay and not work when there is no business demand driving their labor. Other than that, DCP housing is tight and would have proven troublesome in preventing an outbreak. In addition, their offer of severance (2 weeks pay) is more than generous considering many of these students have not been doing their jobs for more than 60 days. Most people who leave their job after 60 days end up with Zip-a-dee-doo-dah.
What strikes me, however, especially after reading Twitter, is the lack of responsibility put out by parents. I read these children putting up GoFundMe pages and asking for enough gas money to get home and I find myself asking "Don't these children have parents?" I know when I did DCP almost all of us were between 18-25 years old, and of course STUDENTS. If you are young enough to be covered by your parents' insurance, you are young enough for your parents to take responsibility for you. This is not a case of making sure your child has everything they want because they say so, or spoiling them. Parents are supposed to support their children as students. That is what parents are supposed to do! If you have to drive across country to pick them up, or ask someone to help you, or take out a loan to buy a plane ticket, or work an extra day to buy enough gas for your child, that is what a parent is supposed to do.
I understand for many DCPers, this is devastating news. But I think they will grow and learn that it was the right decision and hopefully it drives them to try even harder in the future. I do hope that Disney will prioritize their applications in the future, but I think so far Disney has not been the monster they have been portrayed to be.