Flagship as in upkeep, maintainence, feel, detail, attraction count and upkeep.... the list goes on and on.
Martin, I couldn't agree more.
But I think you'll find that folks who live on the East Coast and have only been to WDW find it very hard to accept that Disneyland is so far superior to Magic Kingdom, for all those reasons you cited, and more. It just goes against everything they've ever been told by Florida fanboys living in their Mom's basement in Tampa and lonely WDW bus drivers looking for conversation.
What Magic Kingdom does have over Disneyland is a much bigger castle (that mysteriously has no attraction inside like Anaheim's, Tokyo's or Paris), a decaying yet beloved Carousel of Progress (that was stolen from Disneyland in '73), and very wide walkways.
Everything else stacks up in Disneyland's favor: Ride count, maintenance, plussing, upkeep, rehabs, detail and charm, history, Walt, entertainment offerings, seasonal offerings, restaurants, shopping, etc. Geez, this time of year one look at the park-wide Christmas decorations at Disneyland offers up yet another category where Disneyland blows Magic Kingdom out of the water.
But unless you've actually been to Disneyland, it would be hard to understand that since it's a physically smaller park. I mean really, if your travel agent shows you pictures of those beautiful
W-I-D-E walkways at Magic Kingdom, how can you argue with that?! :lol: