Hi Hannah, like others have said, you have a couple of options available to you. I believe that the visas available are inclusive of the Isle of Man (although perhaps send an e-mail to YummyJobs to check).
Firstly, the Cultural Representative Program is a one year program which recruits UK residents over the age of 18 to work in the UK pavilion in EPCOT in either Food and Beverage or Merchandise. You don't have to be in university to participate and your initial application is done through the YummyJobs website. Applications usually open twice a year, once in the winter and then again around August/September. Successful candidates have a pre-screen interview with YummyJobs, which is basically a group interview in a fairly laid-back atmosphere. The second round is a final face-to-face interviewee with a Disney recruiter. I applied in August 2013 and found out I had a place (start date of July 2014) just before Christmas. The scheme is highly competitive and many people apply multiple times before being accepted.
The second option is the Cultural Exchange Program, or more commonly referred to as the International College Program. Currently, you have to have completed at least one semester of post-secondary education at university to apply and YummyJobs begin to recruit for this program in August, so applicants now have to be in their second year of university. This wasn't the case for myself, so I did this program as a first year in 2012. You can work in a variety of roles throughout the entire resort. I worked in Merchandise at the Emporium in the Magic Kingdom, and it was one of the best experiences I have ever had. The recruitment process is similar to the one outlined above, and again, it is extremely competitive. If you haven't already, try to get as much customer-facing experience as possible.
There is a third option to take part in a longer International College Program known as the Academic Exchange program. Although this is done through select partner universities that Disney operates with.
Generally, the pay is pretty poor and the opportunities to stay permanently are extremely unheard of and rare. However, the fact that I am returning says a lot about how much I enjoyed it! Although you have to be prepared to work hard. I would have to leave to arrive for work about 1.5-2 hours before work and often worked 12 hour shifts. On average, I finished work at about 1am in the morning and once a week would finish at around 4am, working on average around 45 hours per week. This does depend on your work location however. The positives of being able to visit the parks on my days off, visiting other places in Orlando, being able to hear the 3 o'clock parade and Wishes every night, meeting and befriending people from all over the world and learning about the Disney company from the 'inside' - made this experience life-changing for me!
If you have any questions, I'd be more than happy to answer them. I know there are some other Disney program alumni from the UK boards too
