3. "Winnie the Pooh" shocks children

OK, so this incident was more unintentionally hilarous than intentionally evil. But it still resulted in some confused looks from children and some suitably offended parents.

This character at a Chinese theme park closely resembles Winnie the Pooh, something that would surely raise eyebrows amongst Disney's intellectual property lawyers. Their eyebrows might be raised even further, however, by the way that Winnie the Pooh has decided to dress today...with his trousers on back-to-front.

Needless to say, the hapless Winnie the Pooh-lookalike was apparently fired after just a single day in the job.

2. Captain Jack Sparrow teaches kids about alcohol

Walt Disney famously banned alcohol from Disneyland's restaurants, with the exception of the super-secret Club 33. And when Disney introduced Captain Jack Sparrow to the park following the success of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, it wasn't keen to let on that Jack's unusual walking style and demeanour might be down to being more-or-less-constantly drunk.

Disney instructed Jack never to mention drinking. But, of course, the feisty character wasn't about to mindlessly follow this rule. Instead, he assumed that since the characters in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride seem to spend most of their time boozing, there was nothing wrong sharing his love of alcohol with younger guests. He recalls:

When parents took pictures, I'd say "Everyone say 'rum'", and the parents loved it. The kids would just ask "What's rum?"

Does this really qualify as evil? Maybe not in everyone's eyes...but certainly in the eyes of Disney's management.

1. Captain America (allegedly) grooms a minor

The other incidents on this list are largely harmless - but in this case, someone has really been accused of commiting a serious crime.

Universal Orlando's Marvel Super Hero Island is, ironically, based on characters who are owned by arch-rival Disney (the licensing deal pre-dates Disney's acquisition of Marvel). It's likely that Disney isn't thrilled about the latest publicity surrounding Captain America, who recently appeared in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Universal probably isn't too happy about it, either.

According to this report, a Captain America has been fired by Universal after allegedly sending harmful material to minor. The minor in question was a 16-year-old girl who had posed for a picture with him at Islands of Adventure, before he started an online "friendship" with her.

Sergeant Louis Grindle pointed out just how badly the Captain America had let down his his fellow characters and guests at the park, saying: "The unfortunate part is that he's in a position where he makes contact as part of his job, every day he makes contact with thousands of tourists, the majority of them juveniles and they look up to these characters, these super hero characters."

Let's be thankful that most theme park characters excel in their jobs and really do make our visits that little bit more special.