In rewatching the show I've been trying to figure out how old everyone is and exactly when everything happened with the Stans. Here's my attempt. The show takes place in 2012, with the twins being 12, so obviously born in 2000.. Both Dipper and Mabel would be roughly 22 right now. That's all I know since they were born August 31, 1999.. Mabel is an energetic 12-year-old girl (she and her brother turn 13 at the end of the series finale) who is sent alongside her brother to spend her summer vacation at her great-uncle's tourist trap called the "Mystery Shack," which is located in the fictional town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.She helps Dipper as he searches to uncover the secrets of Gravity Falls and to find an explanation for the.
Mason "Dipper" Pines[2] (born August 31, 1999) is a smart, curious, and adventurous 13-year-old boy (12 prior to the events of the finale), and is one of the two main protagonists of the series. Alongside his twin sister Mabel, he spends the summer of 2012 with his Great Uncle "Grunkle" Stan in Gravity Falls, Oregon, where he and his sister constantly encounter the town's paranormal tendencies.. You have the right idea of Dipper assuming the role of the first born (he's more responsible towards Mabel, has a leadership role, occasionally an overachiever, and is helpful) while Mabel fits with the roles of both the second born (competitive with her older sibling, expressive and creative) but more with the last born (occasionally accustomed to getting her own way, can be seen as.