This is a dupe of an earlier submission
<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43811864">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43811864</a>
The restitution seems too high. He probably was fired for going on mat leave as other companies have shown to do and wanted payback. The "unspecified misconduct" firing reason seems weird and they won't expand on it.
Disney is quite famous for its strict allergen handling, to the point where people with deadly allergies who don't trust eating out anywhere else make an exception for Disney restaurants. So, were it not for this mass murder attempt, he probably would have gotten off a lot more lightly for some mischief charges.