Any dining during parties won't show availability during party hours. On the dining reservation page you have to look for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Dining. When you click into that you choose your restaurant and time slot to check availability. Because of how they've done this, I'm assuming it won't work with the Touringplans Reservations finder. I could be wrong though.
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Edited to add link: mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party-table-service
Also for restaurants as popular as CRT, do use the reservation finder as it's awesome, but also keep looking yourself if the reservation is important to you. This is important as these reservations go fast, and even though the reservation finder will look several times a day, it's not constantly checking and you might miss out. I scored both CRT and BOG myself when checking myself as it became available between the times Touring Plans were checking. Also be aware that using the reservation finder is no guarantee that you will actually get the reservation you're alerted about. I have had several emails where I logged in and tried to book within a minute of receiving the email, but it was already gone. If you get an email/text, log in right away and book as soon as possible.
Thanks so much! I did a search for my date and while they don't have openings for parties of my size (6) on our date (Oct 11) they do have openings for parties of 4. That gives me hope that something may open up if I keep checking. I also might speak with my biggies and see if they might prefer to use that time for rides rather than sitting at dinner. It is possible that they would rather have the park time, and it would save me some cash too.
You guys are great! Thanks again!