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Happy Halloween! Sin City came to the plaza this year as the TODAY team celebrated with a spectacular tribute to America's playground, Las Vegas! We've rounded up all the memorable moments, from Al's turn as Sammy Davis Jr. to Willie's uncanny jumpsuit-era Elvis. Let's take a trip down the Vegas Strip to see what the crew was up to. 

🎪 Savannah and Hoda soared as Cirque du Soleil performers. 

Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb helped TODAY’s Halloween celebration reach new heights as Cirque du Soleil performers inspired by the circus group's “O” show at the Bellagio. Perched on hoops suspended high off the ground, the two looked impressively calm (OK, mostly) executing moves as as fellow Cirque performers spun them around — you can watch the whole performance here. "I'm dizzy," Hoda quipped afterward. Nice job, ladies! 

Carson had Dylan levitating as David Copperfield and his assistant. 

Carson and Dylan's Halloween performance on TODAY defied gravity, as Carson channeled famed illusionist David Copperfield and made his assistant, Adelaide, (Dylan) float into mid-air from a chair. Carson and Dylan worked with Copperfield himself on the trick, but like a true magician, Carson was not revealing any of the secrets behind how he did it. We still can't figure it out!

See the rest of the TODAY costumes — including Al, Willie, Sheinelle and Jenna as iconic Vegas performers. 

Sheinelle Jones got the Vegas party started by strutting her stuff as a showgirl, Willie Geist was a hunka hunka burnin' love as Elvis Presley, Craig Melvin let everyone know he was the greatest as Muhammad Ali, and Jenna Bush Hager hit the high notes as Celine Dion. Al Roker also did some singing, baby, as Sammy Davis Jr., while Peter Alexander and Kristen Welker were decked out in white as Bennifer to re-create the Vegas wedding of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez. See all the amazing costume reveals here.

🎃 22 tips on how to stay safe this Halloween.

Make sure that the only frights are intentional ones today with these 22 important Halloween safety tips for adults and children. Whether you're doing some last-minute pumpkin carving and decorating, or driving during the time when trick-or-treaters will be roaming the streets, these tips will help keep the focus on fun while staying safe. 

Achieve your life goals with easy tips.

Oh, you'll just have one. OK, maybe just this other one. Oooh, is that peanut butter? Oh, wow, this one has coconut. That plastic pumpkin full of Halloween candy can be hard to resist, but there are ways to put the brakes on your sugar rush before you eat the whole bowl. A health expert has 8 tips to cut back on sugar cravings on Halloween (and any other day), including adding in some protein, getting your sugar from fruits, and getting off the couch and literally walking away from the candy. 

Allow us to do the meal-planning for you.

Save your blood sugar from reaching frightening levels on Halloween with these 30 healthy snacks that will be easier on your stomach than going elbow deep in the trick-or-treating bag. Salted almond butter cups, spooky Halloween ghost berries (above) and coconut-banana ghost pops are some of the clever and delicious snacks that won't leave you with a candy hangover to start November. 

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Written by Scott Stump | Edited by Philip Caulfield

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