Hi, I also have same issues as you describe. I can edit title and add text comments but "full edit" to for instance add temperature data or adjust distance does not work. I tried to switch from "modern" to "classic" view but this does not help. The full edit in classic view appears to be disabled. In modern view it just fails to load like you describe from you Java console diagnostics. I use a MAC with latest OS-X Yosemite and Safari 8.0.2. I also tried Google Chrome Canary but have exactly same issues there.
/Richard Olivecrona
Just received an 'official' reply from Garmin (translated from Dutch).
"Thanks for your e-mail. Regular updates are performed on Garmin Connect. These can cause temporary problems. I can only advise you to check again regularly."
Not a big help since these 'temporary' problems keep showing up for several days already :-(
Well, not much help. I've discovered that the same problem appears when I try to add a manual activity, but that works in the classic interface. Weired.