Hi Laura,
Love you're celebrating your DDs 16th birthday at WDW by doing a tour! I did the KTTK Tour a couple of yrs ago & just did the Inspiration: Through Walt's Eyes tour a couple of weeks ago.
The KTTK Tour seemed to focus more on the birth of the theme parks & all of the details that goes into creating the "show" for guests - most people hurry past without paying any attention. We did get to go on a couple of attractions at the MK & lunch was included. We each received a super cool pin as a souvenEAR. I just answered another question about this tour - click
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The Inspiration: Through Walt's Eyes Tour focused on Walt from the very beginning. We met outside of Epcot, boarded a bus & traveled to DHS. As we entered from a backstage area, we heard the story of how it started started with a mouse, Mortimer who ended up as Mickey (thank you Lillian!). There are 2 Hidden Mortimers at DHS! You'll also hear about the beginning of the Disney Co founded by Walt & Roy Disney & the history of the Disney movies. From there we visited the Event & Decorating Support building - awesome - they were getting ready for Halloween. We then went to MK where we did hear a short version of the birth of the theme parks. We did visit the utilidors as well on this tour & each received a souvenEAR pin. We were taken back to Epcot where the tour concluded. Theme park admission is not required nor included for this tour.
I am a huge fan of Disney history & love the behind the scene tours - I loved both of these & would highly recommend both. But if you want an honest opinion, I probably would not do both on the same trip as there are a few things that overlap. If you're looking for a second tour on this visit, I'd opt for the Backstage Magic Tour.